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This schedule is tentative and subject to change as the semester evolves

(Note: click on highlighted links to see powerpoint presentations/pdfs, if any, given during class)

Date
Day
Chapters
Topics
HW
AUG 21
W
Discussion of syllabus and introduction
AUG 23
F
Ungraded Diagnostic Test, Review of PHY2048
AUG 26
M
Chapter 1
Ungraded Math Review
AUG 28
W
Chapter 1 (L3)
Newtons Laws, Inertial frames
AUG 30
F
Vector algebra (dot product)
SEP 2
M
No Class
Labor Day
SEP 4
W
Vector algebra (cross product), applications
SEP 6
F
Chapter 1 (L6)
Rotation Matrices
HWA
SEP 9
M
Chapter 1 (L7)
Other coordinate systems
SEP 11
W
Chapter 2 (L8)
Air resistance (linear drag), Intro Dimensional analysis,
HWB
SEP 13
F
In-class exam 1
Ch 1 and Math
exam1
SEP 16
M
Chapter 2 (L9)
Linear drag with gravity, ballistic trajectories
SEP 18
W
Chapter 2 (L10)
Quadratic drag, ballistic trajectories
SEP 20
F
Chapter 2 (L11)
Charged particle motion in uniform magnetic field
HWC
SEP 23
M
Chapter 3 (L12)
Linear momentum,collisions
SEP 25
W
Chapter 3 (L13)
Rocket propulsion
SEP 27
F
Chapter 3 (L14)
Center of mass, angular momentum
HWD
SEP 30
M
Chapter 3 (L15)
Torque, angular momentum, moment of inertia
OCT 2
W
Chapter 4 (L16)
Work - Kinetic Energy theorem, conservative forces
HWE
OCT 4
F
In-class exam 2
Chapters 2 and 3
exam 2
OCT 7
M
Chapter 4 (L17)
Potential energy, conservative forces
OCT 9
W
Chapter 4 (L18)
Potential energy in 1D, equilibrium, stability
OCT 11
F
Chapter 4 (L19)
Equations of motion in constrained 1D potentials
HWF
OCT 14
M
Chapter 4 (L20)

Central forces,spherical coordinates,conservation laws

OCT 16
W
Chapter 4 (L21)
Central forces, particle interactions
OCT 18
F
Chapter 4 (L22)
Central forces, rigid body motion
OCT 21
M
Chapter 5 (L23)
Simple harmonic oscillator
HWG
OCT 23
W
Chapter 5 (L24)
Simple harmonic oscillator examples
OCT 25
F
In-class exam 3
Chapter 4
exam 3
OCT 28
M
Chapter 5 (L25)
Damped harmonic oscillators
OCT 30
W
Chapter 5 (L26)
Critically damped oscillators, Quality (Q) factor
NOV 1
F
Chapter 5 L(27)
Driven damped harmonic oscillators
HWH
NOV 4
M
Chapter 5 (L28)
Resonance
NOV 6
W
Chapter 5 (L29)
Fourier Analysis
NOV 8
F
No Class
Homecoming
NOV 11
M
No Class
Veterans Day
NOV 13
W
Chapter 6 (L30)
Calculus of Variations I
NOV 15
F
Chapter 6 (L31)
Brachistochrone, Catenary, Fermat
HWI
NOV 18
M
Chapter 6 (L32)
Calculus of Variations I - Euler Lagrange Eq
NOV 20
W
Chapter 6 (L33)
Lagrangian Mechanics and Variational principles
NOV 22
F
In-class exam 4
Chapter 5
exam 4
NOV 25
M
Chapter 7 (L34)
ALC test, Generalized forces
NOV 27
W
No Class
Thanksgiving Break
NOV 29
F
No Class
Thanksgiving Break
DEC 2
M
Chapter 7 (L35)
Lagrangian techniques - examples
DEC 4
W
Chapter 7 (L36)
Dimensional analysis
HWJ
DEC 13
F
Final exam
Cumulative, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM

 

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