Physics 325: Intermediate Mechanics I Course Schedule Sp2019
(N.B – watch for changes and updates !)
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Lecture |
Readings |
Homework |
Problem Session |
Mon Jan 14 |
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Tu Jan 15, 2019 |
Lecture 1: Newton's Laws, Galilean Invariance |
Math Formulary; Physics Formulary Taylor Ch.1.1-1.6; T&M 2.1ff HW (instructions) ApproxLectureNotes pp 1-7 |
quizrecorder: CL |
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Th Jan 17 |
L#2 One-dimensional particle dynamics: solutions of ODE |
Taylor Ch.1.6 T&M 2.4; ALN 7-14 |
quizrecorder:JW |
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Mon 1/21 |
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No class. MLK day |
Tu Jan 22 |
L#3 1-d cont'd; drag,v-dependent forces. |
Taylor Ch.1.7; 2.1-2.7 ALN 14-21 |
quizrecorder:KK |
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Th Jan 24 |
L#4 2-d bead on rod, 3-d bead on hoop. 1-d rocket motion |
Taylor 3.2 ALN 21-28 |
HW1A &1B are due. |
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Mon Jan 28 |
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Tu Jan 29 |
L#5 Conservative forces in 3-d |
Taylor 4.1-4.6 |
quizrecorder:CL |
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Th Jan 31 |
L#6 central force motion, conserved L and E, gravity |
T&M 5.1,5.2 |
HW2A, 2B are due. |
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Mon Feb 4 |
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Tu Feb 5 |
L#7. Gravitation |
ALN pp 39-46 |
quizrecorder:JW |
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Th Feb 7 |
L#8Orbital motion Kepler's Laws. |
Taylor Chpt 8 |
HW3A, 3B due. |
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Mon Feb 11 |
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Tu Feb 12 |
L#9 Orbital motion continued |
Taylor Chpt 8; ALN 54-62 |
quizrecorder:KK |
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Th Feb 14 |
L#10 Tides |
ALN 54-62; Taylor 9.2 |
No HW due today quizrecorderCL |
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Mon Feb 18 |
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Problem Session 5 (= sample exam) solution |
Tu Feb 19 |
L#11 Begin Linear Oscillators: S H O |
T&M 3.1.-3.4 |
HW4A, 4B due, |
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Th Feb 21 |
Midterm I |
Material covered: |
Midterm I. 151 Loomis 1:00- 2:20 |
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Mon Feb 25 |
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Tuesday Feb 26 |
L#12 Continue Linear Oscillators: damping; initial conditions |
Taylor 5.4 |
quizrecorderCL |
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Th Feb 28 |
Taylor 5.5, 5.6 |
HW 5A , 5B due solution 5A:KK soluion 5B:JW |
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Mon Mar 4 |
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Tuesday March 5 |
Taylor 5.7, TM3.8 |
quiz recorder:JW |
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Th March 7 |
Lecture15 Impulse response G(t), convolution |
T&M 3.9 |
HW6A, HW6B due. |
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Mon Mar 11 |
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Tu March 12 |
read online? e.g. |
quizrecorderr:KK |
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Th March 14 |
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solution7A:JW solution7B:CL |
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Mar 16-24 |
SPRING BREAK |
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Mon 3/25 |
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Tu Mar 26 |
L#18 weakly nonlinear sdof vibrations. Begin non-inertial frames |
T&M 4.1, 4.2, 4.5; |
quizrecorder:KK |
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Th Mar 28 |
L#19 Dynamics in non-inertial frames |
Taylor Chapter 9 |
HW8A, 8B due |
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Mon Apr 1 |
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Tu April 2 |
L#20 Coriolis force continued, Foucault pendulum |
Taylor Chapter 9, T&M Chapter 10 |
quizrecorder:JW |
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Th 4/4 |
L#21 Planar Rigid Body rotation I |
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Rough Solution 9A:CL 9B:KK |
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Mon 4/8 |
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Ex II review |
Tu 4/ 9 |
Midterm II Loomis 151 1:00-2:20 |
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Th April 11 |
L22 Planar Rigid Body rotation II |
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no HW due today |
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Mon Apr 15 |
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Tu April 16 |
L#23 Analytical Mechanics, Virtual Work, Lagrangians |
Thornton and Marion Chapter 7 Taylor Chapter 7. |
quizrecorder:KK |
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Th April 18 |
L24 Calculus of Variations |
T&M Chapter 6, |
HW10 A B due |
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Mon Apr 22 |
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Tu April 23 |
L#25 |
Taylor Chapter 7 T&M Chapter 7 |
quizrecorder:CL |
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Th Apr 25 |
L#26 more EL proofs; |
Taylor Chapter 6 &7 T&M Chapter 6 & 7 |
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Mon Apr 29 |
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Discussion14 =HW12A, B or sampleexam |
Tu April 30 |
L#27 Conserved quantities. |
Taylor Chapter 7 T&M Chapter 7 |
HW 12A, B not to be handed in. soln quizrecorder:JW |
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Office hours Exam week to be arranged.
Final Exam 7:00-10:00 PM, Friday May 3, Loomis rooms 151 (and other???)
You will be permitted one 2-sided page of your own notes, no calculators, no phones