Phys 503   Classical Mechanics I       Fall 2013

Syllabus

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Homework	Class session	Lecture subjects, problem sessions, and exams	Goldstein
	T, 8-20	Introduction to course
	PS, 8-20	No problem session
HW #1 (Out 8-22) CP #1(a) CP #1(b) Solutions	Th, 8-22	L1: D'Alembert's principle. I L1-2	Chap. 1
	T, 8-27	L2: D'Alembert's principle. II
	PS, 8-27	CP #1(a)
	Th, 8-29	L3: Hamilton's principle. I L3-4	Chap. 2
	T, 9-3	L4: Hamilton's principle. II
	PS, 9-3	CP #1(b)
	Th, 9-5	L5: Central-force motion. I L5-8	Chap. 3
HW #2 (Out 9-5) CP #2 Solutions	T, 9-10	L6: Central-force motion. II
	PS, 9-10	No problem session
	Th, 9-12	No lecture
	T, 9-17	L7: Central-force motion. III
	PS, 9-17	CP #2
	Th, 9-19	L8: Central-force motion. IV
	T, 9-24	L9: Kinematics of rigid-body motion. I L9-11	Chap. 4
HW #3 (Out 9-24) CP #3 Solutions	PS, 9-24	No problem session
	Th, 9-26	L10: Kinematics of rigid-body motion. II
	T, 10-1	No lecture
	PS, 10-1	No problem session
	W, 10-2	Midterm Exam #1 (Lectures 1-8, 20% of course grade) Out 8:00 am Due noon, Friday, 10-4, in TA's mailbox Solutions
	Th, 10-3	No lecture
	T, 10-8	No lecture
	PS, 10-8	No problem session
	Th, 10-10	Fall Break
	T, 10-15	L11: Kinematics of rigid-body motion. III
	PS, 10-15	CP #3
	Th, 10-17	L12: Dynamics of rigid-body motion. I L12-13	Chap. 5
HW #4 (Out 10-17) CP #4 Solutions	T, 10-22	L13: Dynamics of rigid-body motion. II
	PS, 10-22	CP #4
	Th, 10-24	L14: Small oscillations. I L14-16 Normal co-ordinates and quantum mechanics	Chap. 6
	T, 10-29	L15: Small oscillations. II
HW #5 (Out 10-24) CP #5 Solutions	PS, 10-29	CP #5
	Th, 10-31	L16: Small oscillations. III
	T, 11-5	L17: Hamiltonian dynamics. I L17-19	Chap. 8
HW #6 (Out 11-5) CP #6 Solutions	PS, 11-5	No problem session
	Th, 11-7	L18: Hamiltonian dynamics. II
	Su, 11-10	Midterm Exam #2 (Lectures 9-16, 20% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due Tuesday, 11-12, at lecture Solutions
	T, 11-12	L19: Hamiltonian dynamics. III
	PS, 11-12	CP #6
	Th, 11-14	L20: Canonical transformations. I L20-23	Chap. 9
	T, 11-19	L21: Canonical transformations. II
	PS, 11-19	CP #7(a)
	Th, 11-21	L22: Canonical transformations. III
HW #7 (Out 11-19) CP #7(a) CP #7(b) Solutions	T, 11-26	L23: Canonical transformations. IV
	PS, 11-26	CP #7(b)
	Th, 11-28	Thanksgiving
	T, 12-3	L24: Hamilton-Jacobi theory. I L24-25	Chap. 10
	PS, 12-3	No problem session
	Th, 12-5	L25: Hamilton-Jacobi theory. II
	F, 12-6	Midterm Exam #3 (Lectures 17-23, 20% of grade) Out 8:00 am Due noon, Sunday, 12-8, in TA's mailbox Solutions
	T, 12-10	End of semester