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Syllabus for Spring 2007

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Date

Reading

Topic

Homework

Apr 2
Apr 4
Apr 6

§2.1 - 2.2, §9.1 - 9.5

Newtonian Mechanics

HW1 due 4/11

Apr 9
Apr 11
Apr 13

§2.4 - 2.6

Single Particle Motion

HW2 due 4/18

Apr 16
Apr 18
Apr 20

§2.7
§9.6 - 9.7
§9.9 - 9.10

Rockets
Elastic Collisions
Cross-sections

HW3 due 4/25

Apr 23
Apr 25
Apr 27

§6.1 - 6.7

Calculus of Variations

HW4 due 5/2

Apr 30
May 2
May 4

§7.1 - 7.3

§7.4 - 7.5

Hamilton's Principle
Generalized Coordinates
Lagrange's Equations

HW5 due 5/9

May 7
May 9
May 11

MIDTERM EXAM

eqns

HW6 due 5/16

May 14
May 16
May 18

§7.9 - 7.10

Canonical Equations of Motion

HW7 due 5/23

May 21
May 23
May 25

§12.1 - 12.5

Coupled Oscillations

HW8 due 5/30

May 28
May 30
Jun 1

MEMORIAL DAY
§12.6

NO CLASS
Normal Coordinates

HW9 due 6/6

Jun 4
Jun 6
Jun 8

§12.7 - 12.9

Coupled Oscillations: Applications

Thursday

June 14

FINAL EXAM 9:30 am

eqns