PHY4222 Mechanics 2 - Spring 2017
This is a tentative schedule, subject to change as the semester evolves.
| Date | Day | Lectures | Topics | HW/Exams |
| Jan 4 | W | Ch 6 | Overview, review | |
| Jan 6 | F | Ch 6 | Calculus of Variations Read ch 6; HW 1 assigned | |
| Jan 9 | M | Ch 7 | Lagrange's equations Read ch 7.1-3; consider 6.25*** for discussion in class | |
| Jan 11 | W | Ch 7 | ||
| Jan 13 | F | Ch 7 | HW 1 due | |
| Jan 16 | M | No class | MLK Day | |
| Jan 18 | W | Ch 7 | (May skip Sections 7.9 and 7.10 - but didn't) | |
| Jan 20 | F | Ch 8 | Two-body center-force problems | HW 2 due |
| Jan 23 | M | Ch 8 | ||
| Jan 25 | W | Ch 8 | ||
| Jan 27 | F | Ch 8 | HW 3 due | |
| Jan 30 | M | Ch 9 | Mechanics in noninertial frames | |
| Feb 1 | W | Ch 9 | ||
| Feb 3 | F | Ch 9 | HW 4 due | |
| Feb 6 | M | Ch 9 | ||
| Feb 8 | W | Ch 10 | Rotational motion of rigid bodies | |
| Feb 10 | F | Ch 10 | HW 5 due | |
| Feb 13 | M | Ch 10 | ||
| Feb 13 | M | Per E2 - E3 | Ch 7 - 9 | NPB 1002 |
| Feb 15 | W | Ch 10 | ||
| Feb 17 | F | Ch 10 | (May skip sections 10.9 and 10.10) | |
| Feb 20 | M | Ch 11 | Coupled oscillators and normal modes | |
| Feb 22 | W | Ch 11 | ||
| Feb 24 | F | Ch 11 | (May skip Section 11.7) | HW 6 due |
| Feb 27 | M | Ch 13 | Hamiltonian mechanics | |
| Mar 1 | W | Ch 13 | ||
| Mar 3 | F | Ch 13 | (May skip Sections 13.4 - 13.7) | HW 7 due |
| Mar 6 | M | No class | Spring break | |
| Mar 8 | W | No class | Spring break | |
| Mar 10 | F | No class | Spring break | |
| Mar 13 | M | Ch 14 | Collision theory | |
| Mar 15 | W | Ch 14 | ||
| Mar 17 | F | Ch 14 | HW 8 due | |
| Mar 20 | M | Ch 15 | Special relativity | |
| Mar 22 | W | Ch 15 | ||
| Mar 22 | W | Per E2 - E3 | Ch 10 - 11, 13.1-4 | NPB 1002 |
| Mar 24 | F | Ch 15 | HW 9 due | |
| Mar 27 | M | Ch 15 | ||
| Mar 29 | W | Ch 15 | ||
| Mar 31 | F | Ch 15 | HW 10 due | |
| Apr 3 | M | Ch 15 | ||
| Apr 5 | W | Ch 15 | ||
| Apr 7 | F | Ch 16 | Continuum mechanics | HW 11 due |
| Apr 10 | M | Ch 16 | ||
| Apr 12 | W | Ch 16 | ||
| Apr 14 | F | Ch 16 | HW 12 due | |
| Apr 17 | M | Ch 16 | ||
| Apr 19 | W | Ch 16 | ||
| Apr 21 | F | No class | Reading/review break | HW 13 due |
| Apr 26 | W | 12:30pm - 2:30pm | Final exam: Ch 13.5-7, 14 - 16 80%, cumulative 20% | NPB 1002 |