| Date |
Lecture |
Readings |
Homework |
Problem sessions |
| Mon Jan 17 |
MLK Day |
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| Wed Jan 19 |
Lecture 1: Newton's Laws, Galilean Invariance |
Math Formulary;
Math Review; TM Ch. 1-2.3; Taylor Ch.1 |
Math practice problems (not graded) |
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| Mon Jan 24 |
Lecture 2: Conservation Laws |
TM Ch. 2.4-2.6; Taylor Ch.1.6 |
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Problem Session 1
Solutions |
| Wed Jan 26 |
Lecture 3: 1D motion and drag forces |
TM Ch. 2.4-2.6; Taylor Ch.1.6 |
Instructions
Homework 1 (Due Feb 3)
Solutions |
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| Mon Jan 31 |
Lecture 4: Solutions to Equations of Motion |
TM Ch. 2.4-2.6 |
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Problem Session 2
Solutions |
| Wed Feb 2 |
CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER |
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| Mon Feb 7 |
Lecture 5: Rocket Motion, 3D Motion |
TM Ch. 9.11; Taylor Ch.3.1-2 |
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Problem Session 3
Solutions |
| Wed Feb 9 |
Lecture 6: Conservative Forces |
TM Ch. 2.5-2.6; Taylor Ch. 4 |
Homework 2 (Due Feb 16)
Solutions |
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| Mon Feb 14 |
Lecture 7: Central Force Motion |
TM Ch. 8; Taylor Ch. 4.8, 8 |
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Problem Session 4
Solutions |
| Wed Feb 16 |
Lecture 8: Central Force Motion and Gravity |
TM Ch. 5 & 8; Taylor Ch. 8 |
Homework 3 (Due Feb 23)
Solutions |
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| Mon Feb 21 |
Lecture 9: Gravity and Planetary Motion |
TM Ch. 5 & 8; Taylor Ch. 8 |
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Problem Session 5
Solutions |
| Wed Feb 23 |
Lecture 10: Planetary Motion |
TM Ch. 8; Taylor Ch. 8 |
Homework 4 (Due Mar 2)
Solutions |
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| Mon Feb 28 |
Lecture 11: Harmonic Oscillators |
TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 |
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Problem Session 6
Solutions |
| Wed Mar 2 |
Lecture 12: Damped Oscillations |
TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 |
NO HOMEWORK |
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| Thu Mar 3 |
Exam Review: 7pm 144 Loomis |
Sp10 Midterm 1
Solutions |
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| Mon Mar 7 |
Midterm Exam 1: 9:00 am - 10:20 am in 144 Loomis
Solutions |
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NO PROBLEM SESSION |
| Wed Mar 9 |
Lecture 13: Driven Oscillations |
TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 |
Homework 5 (Due Mar 16)
Solutions |
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| Mon Mar 14 |
Lecture 14: Fourier Series |
TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 |
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Problem Session 7
Solutions |
| Wed Mar 16 |
Lecture 15: Impulse Response + Green's Functions |
TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 |
Homework 6 (Due Mar 30)
Solutions |
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| Mon Mar 21 |
Spring Break |
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| Mon Mar 23 |
Spring Break |
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| Mon Mar 28 |
Lecture 16: Physical Oscillator Systems / Calculus of Variations |
TM Ch. 3.7, 6; Taylor Ch. 6 |
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Problem Session 8
Solutions |
| Wed Mar 30 |
Lecture 17: Calculus of Variations |
TM Ch. 6; Taylor Ch. 6 |
Homework 7 (Due Apr 6)
Solutions |
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| Mon Apr 4 |
Lecture 18: Generalized Coordinates and Lagrangian Dynamics |
TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 |
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Problem Session 9
Solutions |
| Wed Apr 6 |
Lecture 19: Lagrangian Examples |
TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 |
Homework 8 (Due Apr 13)
Solutions |
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| Mon Apr 11 |
Lecture 20: Generalized Forces and Momenta |
TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 |
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Problem Session 10
Solutions |
| Wed Apr 13 |
Lecture 21: Hamiltonian Dynamics |
TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 |
NO HOMEWORK |
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| Thu Apr 14 |
Exam Review: 7pm 144 Loomis |
Review Problems
Solutions |
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| Mon Apr 18 |
Midterm Exam 2: 9:00 am - 10:20 am in Room 1320 of Digital Computer Laboratory (DCL)
Solutions |
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NO PROBLEM SESSION |
| Wed Apr 20 |
Lecture 22: Mechanics in Noninertial Frames |
TM Ch. 10; Taylor Ch. 9 |
NO HOMEWORK |
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| Mon Apr 25 |
Lecture 23: Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces |
TM Ch. 10; Taylor Ch. 9 |
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Problem Session 11
Solutions |
| Wed Apr 27 |
Lecture 24: Motion Relative to the Earth, Foucault Pendulum |
TM Ch. 10; Taylor Ch. 9 |
Homework 9 (Due May 4)
Solutions |
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| Mon May 2 |
No Lecture |
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Problem Session 12
Solutions |
| Wed May 4 |
No Lecture |
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| Thu May 5 |
Reading Day |
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| Wed May 11 |
Final Exam: 8:00 am - 11:00 am in Room 62 of Krannert Art Museum |
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