Note: This schedule will evolve throughout the semster. Therefore, be aware that important content might change over time.
| Date | Lecture | Readings | Homework | Problem sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Jan 17 | MLK Day | |||
| 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) | |
| Mon Jan 24 | Lecture 2: Conservation Laws | TM Ch. 2.4-2.6; Taylor Ch.1.6 | 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 | |
| Mon Jan 31 | Lecture 4: Solutions to Equations of Motion | TM Ch. 2.4-2.6 | Problem Session 2 Solutions | |
| Wed Feb 2 | CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER | |||
| Mon Feb 7 | Lecture 5: Rocket Motion, 3D Motion | TM Ch. 9.11; Taylor Ch.3.1-2 | 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 | |
| Mon Feb 14 | Lecture 7: Central Force Motion | TM Ch. 8; Taylor Ch. 4.8, 8 | 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 | |
| Mon Feb 21 | Lecture 9: Gravity and Planetary Motion | TM Ch. 5 & 8; Taylor Ch. 8 | Problem Session 5 Solutions | |
| Wed Feb 23 | Lecture 10: Planetary Motion | TM Ch. 8; Taylor Ch. 8 | Homework 4 (Due Mar 2) Solutions | |
| Mon Feb 28 | Lecture 11: Harmonic Oscillators | TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 | Problem Session 6 Solutions | |
| Wed Mar 2 | Lecture 12: Damped Oscillations | TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 | NO HOMEWORK | |
| Thu Mar 3 | Exam Review: 7pm 144 Loomis | Sp10 Midterm 1 Solutions | ||
| Mon Mar 7 | Midterm Exam 1: 9:00 am - 10:20 am in 144 Loomis Solutions | NO PROBLEM SESSION | ||
| Wed Mar 9 | Lecture 13: Driven Oscillations | TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 | Homework 5 (Due Mar 16) Solutions | |
| Mon Mar 14 | Lecture 14: Fourier Series | TM Ch. 3; Taylor Ch. 5 | 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 | |
| Mon Mar 21 | Spring Break | |||
| Mon Mar 23 | Spring Break | |||
| Mon Mar 28 | Lecture 16: Physical Oscillator Systems / Calculus of Variations | TM Ch. 3.7, 6; Taylor Ch. 6 | Problem Session 8 Solutions | |
| Wed Mar 30 | Lecture 17: Calculus of Variations | TM Ch. 6; Taylor Ch. 6 | Homework 7 (Due Apr 6) Solutions | |
| Mon Apr 4 | Lecture 18: Generalized Coordinates and Lagrangian Dynamics | TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 | Problem Session 9 Solutions | |
| Wed Apr 6 | Lecture 19: Lagrangian Examples | TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 | Homework 8 (Due Apr 13) Solutions | |
| Mon Apr 11 | Lecture 20: Generalized Forces and Momenta | TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 | Problem Session 10 Solutions | |
| Wed Apr 13 | Lecture 21: Hamiltonian Dynamics | TM Ch. 7; Taylor Ch. 7 | NO HOMEWORK | |
| Thu Apr 14 | Exam Review: 7pm 144 Loomis | Review Problems Solutions | ||
| Mon Apr 18 | Midterm Exam 2: 9:00 am - 10:20 am in Room 1320 of Digital Computer Laboratory (DCL) Solutions | NO PROBLEM SESSION | ||
| Wed Apr 20 | Lecture 22: Mechanics in Noninertial Frames | TM Ch. 10; Taylor Ch. 9 | NO HOMEWORK | |
| Mon Apr 25 | Lecture 23: Centrifugal and Coriolis Forces | TM Ch. 10; Taylor Ch. 9 | 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 | |
| Mon May 2 | No Lecture | Problem Session 12 Solutions | ||
| Wed May 4 | No Lecture | |||
| Thu May 5 | Reading Day | |||
| Wed May 11 | Final Exam: 8:00 am - 11:00 am in Room 62 of Krannert Art Museum |