ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Here are the answers to the final exam.

Here is the formula sheet for the final exam.

Here are some practice problems for the final exam. These were problems that I had considered putting on the final, but rejected them for a variety of reasons.

Here are answers for the second test.

Homework set #11 is now available on the homework page. It is not due until April 13, but it might be useful to prepare for the test on Wednesday, April 6 and also for the final exam.

Here are notes on time dilation, length contraction, simultaneity, and Lorentz transformations from recent classes.

Here are notes on the two-body problem from class on Wednesday, February 28.

Here are notes that reveal how Newton's theory of gravity satisfies Kepler's laws. This is related to material covered in class on Friday, March 18.

Fluency in algebra, trigonometry and calculus is necessary for your success in Mechanics I. Take a look at the mathematics self-assessment. The further you are in the calculus sequence (Calc I-III and Differential Equations), the better.

Here are the answers for the first test.

Schedule — subject to possible (but unlikely) revision during the semester

Wednesday, Jan 5:  First class. Be there! Some mathematics. Read the mathematics self-assessment and the syllabus before coming to class.

Monday, Jan 17:  No class. Martin Luther King Day Holiday.

Wednesday, Feb 16:  First in-class test covering the lecture material, and the reading and homework assignments out of Chapters 1, 2 and part of 3 from the textbook.

March 5-12, Spring break.

Wednesday, April 6:  Second in-class test focusing on the lecture material, and the reading and homework assignments not covered in the first test.

Friday, April 29, 7:30am-9:30am:  Cumulative final exam.