| Month | Date | Day | Topic covered | Reading |
| August | 25 | M | Introduction, syllabus, exams etc. | |
| 27 | W | Dimensional Analysis I, MLT etc. importance of units, dimensional homogeneity | handout | |
| 29 | F | Dimensional Analysis I, MLT etc. importance of units, dimensional homogeneity | handout | |
| September | 1 | M | Labor Day | |
| 3 | W | Vectors,Transformations (translation, rotation etc.) | Chapter 1.1 to 1.5 | |
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5 |
F | Vectors and Matrices | Chapter 1.6 to 1.9 |
| 8 | M | Dot and cross products | Chapter 1.10 to 1.12 | |
| 10 |
W |
Problems using the permutation tensor | Chapter 1.12 | |
| 12 |
F | permutation tensor continued, velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates | Chapter 1.13 to 1.14 | |
| 15 |
M | Gradient operator | Chapter 1.16 | |
| 17 | W | Vector integration | Chapter 1.17 | |
| 19 | F | Review and problems | Chapter 1.15, appendix F | |
| 22 | M | Newton's laws, inertial frames, principle of equivalence | Chapter 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 24 | W | Newton's laws examples | ||
| 26 | F | Circular motion | p.58 to 63 | |
| 29 |
M |
Velocity dependent retarding forces |
p. 63 to 71 | |
| October |
1 | W |
In class Exam 1, Dimensions and Vectors |
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| 3 |
F |
Projectile motion with retarding forces | p. 63 to 71 | |
| 6 |
M | Transcendental equation, perturbation & numerical method | p. 63 to 71 | |
| 8 | W | Work kinetic energy theorem, Conservative force fields, Conservation of linear momentum | Chapter 2.5 | |
| 10 | F | Elastic collisions in 1 D,change of reference frame | p. 345 - 349 & p. 356 - 362 | |
| 13 | M | The stranded astronaut problem | p. 345 - 349 & p. 356 - 362 | |
| 15 | W | Rocket motion with no external force | Chapter 9.11 | |
| 17 | F | Rocket motion with external force | Chapter 9.11 | |
| 20 | M | stability criteria
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Chapter 2.6 | |
| 22 | W | Simple harmonic oscillator, total energy, time averages |
Chapter 3.1 to 3.2 |
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| 24 |
F | homecoming |
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| 27 | M | Damped oscillator, decay of total energy | Chapter 3.3, 3.4 | |
| 29 | W | Damped and driven oscillator | Chapter 3.5 | |
| 31 | F | Resonance | Chapter 3.6 | |
November |
3 | M | Kinetic energy resonance, electrical analog (RLC circuit) |
Chapter 3.7 |
| 5 | W | review |
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| 7 | F | In class Exam 2: Newton's law and simple harmonic oscillator |
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| 10 | M | electrical analog (RLC circuit), Linear operators and fourier series |
Chapter 3.8 |
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| 12 | W | Fourier
series, square wave |
Chapter 3.8 | |
| 14 |
F | Impulsive
response |
Chapter 3.9 | |
| 17 | M | Green's
function, curvilinear coordinates |
Chapter 3.9 | |
| 19 |
W | gravitation |
Chapter 5.1 | |
| 21 | F | gravitation
potential |
Chapter 5.2 | |
| 24 |
M | Gauss'
Law |
Chapter 5.2 | |
| 26 | W | equipotential surfaces | Chapter 5.3, 5.4 | |
| 28 | F | thanksgiving | ||
| 1 | M | self energy |
Chapter 5.5 | |
| 3 | W | ocean
tides |
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| 5 | F | review |
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| 8 | M | |||
| 10 | W | review/intro
to nonlinear oscillator, activated switching |
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| December |
19 | F | Final exam 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm |
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