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Physics 410 - Spring 2014 - Prof. Hall

Suggested reading:

Week

Date

Lecture Topics

(Taylor)

Homework Due

1

27-Jan

Introduction

Ch. 1

29-Jan

Newton's Laws

Ch. 1

31-Jan

Projectiles and drag

Ch. 2

2

3-Feb

Charged particles

Ch. 2

5-Feb

Momentum

Ch. 3

1

7-Feb

Momentum

Ch. 3

3

10-Feb

Energy

Ch. 4

12-Feb

Energy

Ch. 4

2

14-Feb

1D oscillations

Ch. 5

4

17-Feb

Lagrangian Mechanics

Ch. 7

19-Feb

Lagrangian Mechanics

Ch. 7

3

21-Feb

Lagrangian Mechanics

Ch. 7

5

24-Feb

Hamilton's Principle & Calculus of Variations

Ch. 6

26-Feb

Hamilton's Principle & Calculus of Variations

Ch. 6

4

28-Feb

Hamilton's Principle & Calculus of Variations

Ch. 6

6

3-Mar

Exam Review

Take home Ex. 1

5-Mar

Central forces

Ch. 8

Ex. 1 due

7-Mar

Central forces (guest lecturer)

Ch. 8

7

10-Mar

Central forces

Ch. 8

12-Mar

Central forces

Ch. 8

5

14-Mar

Central forces

Ch. 8

8

24-Mar

Rigid Body Kinematics

Ch. 10

26-Mar

Rigid Body Kinematics

Ch. 10

6

28-Mar

Rigid Body Kinematics

Ch. 10

9

31-Mar

Rigid Body Dynamics

Ch. 10

2-Apr

Rigid Body Dynamics

Ch. 10

7

4-Apr

Rigid Body Dynamics

Ch. 10

10

7-Apr

Rigid Body Dynamics

Ch. 10

9-Apr

Tensors

8

11-Apr

Tensors

11

14-Apr

Exam review

Take home Ex. 2

16-Apr

Non-inertial frames

Ch. 9

Ex. 2 due

18-Apr

Non-inertial frames

Ch. 9

12

21-Apr

Hamiltonian Mechanics

Ch. 13

23-Apr

Hamiltonian Mechanics

Ch. 13

9

25-Apr

Scattering

Ch. 14

13

28-Apr

Special relativity

Ch. 15

30-Apr

Special relativity

Ch. 15

10

2-May

Special relativity

Ch. 15

14

5-May

Special relativity

Ch. 15

7-May

Special relativity

Ch. 15

11

9-May

Special relativity

Ch. 15

15

12-May

Exam review

17-May

Final Exam - 8:00 am - 10:00 am