Day |
Reading |
Homework* |
Wed. 9/5
Thurs 9/6
Fri. 9/7 |
1.1-.3
Intro to Mechanics
& to Computation in
Mechanics; example code: EC 1,
EC 1F,
Comp
(note: the code is saved as .txt files, once you download
it, replace ".txt" with ".py")
1.4,.6
Mass, Force, Newton’s 1st & 2nd. |
HW0 (here's the code) |
Mon. 9/10
Tues 9/11
Wed. 9/12
Thurs. 9/13
Fri. 9/14 |
1.5,.7
Newton’s 3rd
& Polar Coordinates
2.1-.2 Air Resistance -
Linear
2.3 Trajectory
and Range with Linear Resistance;
reading,
Comp Exercise,
code for exercise |
HW1 (1.A-.G)
HW2a (2.A) |
Mon. 9/17
Tues.9/18
Wed. 9/19
Thurs. 9/20
Fri. 9/21 |
2.4
Quadratic Air
Resistance
, code for
exercise
3.1-.2
Momentum & Rockets
3.3-.4
Center of Mass and
Angular Momentum for 1 particle |
HW2b (2.B-.F)
HW3a (3.A-.C)
|
Mon. 9/24
Tues. 9/25
Wed. 9/26
Thurs. 9/27
Fri., 9/28 |
3.5
Angular Momentum
for multiple particles
4.1-.3
Work and Energy,
Force as a Gradient,4.9
Energy of 2
Particle Interaction
Science
Poster Session:
Hedco7~9pm
4.4-.6
Curl of Conservative
Force, Varying Potential, 1-D systems |
HW3b (3.D-.G),
Project Topic
HW4a (4.A, 4.B)
|
Mon. 10/1
Tues. 10/2
Wed. 10/3
Fri.
10/5 |
4.7-.8 Curvilinear
1-D, Central Force
5.1-.3 (2.6)
Hooke’s Law, Simple Harmonic (Complex Sol’ns)
What(research) I did last summer: AHoN116 @4pm
Review for Exam 1: Practice
Test |
HW4b (4.C-.F) |
Mon. 10/8
Wed. 10/10
Thurs 10/11
Fri., 10/12 |
Study Day
Exam 1(Ch
1-4)
5.4-.5
Damped & Driven Oscillations |
HW5a (5.2, 5.10) |
Mon. 10/15
Tues. 10/16
Wed. 10/17
Thurs 10/18
Fri. 10/19 |
5.5-.6
Resonance
5.7
-.8
Fourier Series
6.1-.2
Calculus of
Variations – Euler-Lagrange |
HW5b (5.26-.43)
HW5c (5.46-.52),
Project Biblio.
|
Mon.10/22
Tues 10/23
Wed.10/24
Thurs 10/25
Fri.10/26 |
6.3-.4
Applications and Complications
7.1
Lagrange’s Equations
with Unconstrained
7.2-.3 Lagrange’s with Constrained |
HW6 (6.A-.C)
HW7a (7.2, 7.4) |
Mon., 10/29
Tues. 10/30
Wed., 10/31
Thurs. 11/1
Fri., 11/2 |
7.4-.5
Proof and Examples
7.6-.8
Generalized Variables & Classical Hamiltonian
(Recommend 7.9 if you’ve had Phys
332)
8.1-.2
2-Body
Central Forces, Relative Coordinates. |
HW7b (7.10-.30)
HW7c (7."53",
7."54"), Project Outline |
Mon. 11/5
Wed., 11/7
Thurs. 11/8
Fri., 11/9 |
Review for Exam 2:
Practice Test,
Topics & Equations Encountered
Exam 2
(Ch
5-7)
8.3-.4
Equations of Motion
for 2-Body Central Force |
|
Mon., 11/12
Tues., 11/13
Wed., 11/14
Thurs. 11/15
Fri., 11/16 |
8.5-.6
Orbits
8.7-.8
Bounded and
Unbounded Orbits,
Unbounded
and Changing Orbits
9.1-.2
Noninertial Frames:
Acceleration,
Tides, Angular Velocity,
|
HW8a (8.8-.25)
HW8c (8.30,8."36") |
Mon., 11/19
Tues.,11/20
Wed.,11/21
Thurs. 11/22
Fri., 11/23 |
9.3-.5
Angular Velocity
Noninertial Frames:
TimeDerivatives,Newton’s 2nd & Frame Forces
Thanksgiving Break
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Break |
HW9a (9.2, 9.8) |
Mon., 11/26
Tues. 11/27
Wed., 11/28
Thurs. 11/29
Fri., 11/30 |
9.6-.7
Fictional Forces:
Centrifugal &
Coriolis
9.8-.9
Free Fall & Coriolis
10.1-.2 Center
of Mass & Rotation about a Fixed Axis |
HW9b (9.14,
9.24)
HW9c (9.25, 9.27)
|
Mon., 12/3
Tues. 12/4
Wed., 12/5
Thurs. 12/6
Fri., 12/7 |
10.3-.4
Rotation about any
Axis, Inertia Tensor Principle Axes
10.5-.6
Finding Principle Axes,
Precession
10.7-.8 Euler’s Equations |
HW10a (10.6-.22)
HW10b (10.36,
10.39)
|
Mon., 12/10 |
Review for Final |
Project |
Fri. 12/12 |
12 noon
Exam 3 |