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Classical Mechanics II
Last updated 13 Aug 2018
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Syllabus
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Mathematica Guide
Material and information for week 1
- Review of Phys 3043
- Calculus of Variations
- Derivation of Euler-Lagrange Equation
- Homework 1 (pdf )
problems. Due Aug 29.
- Homework 1 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 2
- Lagrangian Mechanics
- Homework 2 (pdf )
problems. Due Sep 5.
- Homework 2 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 3
- Lagrangian Mechanics
- Homework 3 (pdf )
problems. Due Sep 12.
- Homework 3 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 4
- Lagrangian Mechanics
- Laplace Multipliers
- Equilibrium and Stability
- Homework 4 (pdf )
problems. Due Sep 19.
- Homework 4 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 5
- Central Force Problems
- Orbits
- Homework 5 (pdf )
problems. Due Sep 28 (in class).
- Homework 5 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 6
- Central Force Problems
- Orbits/Energy
- Exam 1
- Finish Chapter 7
- Homework 6 (pdf )
problems. Due Oct 3
- Homework 6 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 7
- Non-inertial frames
- Tides
- Homework 7 (pdf )
problems. Due Oct 17
Material and information for week 8
- Newton's Laws in rotating frame
- Centrifugal force
- Coriolis Force
- Euler Force
- Since HW 7 due Oct 17, no new HW assignment this week.
- Homework 7 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 9
- Foucault Pendulum
- Matrices
- Homework 8 (pdf )
problems. Due Oct 24
- Homework 8 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 10
- Rotation of Rigid Bodies
- Moment of Inertia Matrix
- Homework 9 (pdf )
problems. Due Oct 31
- Homework 9 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 11
- Euler's equations
- Tennis Racket Theorem
- Rotations
- Homework 10 (pdf )
problems. Due Nov 14
- Homework 10 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 12
- Coupled oscillators using Lagrangians.
- Exam 2
Material and information for week 13
- Hamiltonians
- Homework 11 (pdf )
problems. Due Nov 28
- Homework 11 Solutions (pdf)
Material and information for week 14
- Phase Space
- Canonical Transformations
- Special Relativity
- Homework 12 (pdf )
problems. Due Dec 5
- Homework 12 Solutions (pdf)
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