PHY 321 Course Schedule (UPDATED: 3/09/2014)
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| Week of | Topics: | Reading and HW | Lecture Notes |
| 01/06 | Vector algebra/calculus review | Syllabus, Ch.1 |
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| 01/13 | Vector algebra/calculus review, Newtonian mechanics | Ch.1, 2 |
lecture 4 lecture 5 |
| 01/20 | no class on 1/20 (MLK) Newtonian mechanics, system of particles
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Ch. 2,9 |
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| 01/27 | system of particles, collisions and scattering | Ch. 9 |
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| 02/03 | Review problems, Midterm 1 on Friday 2/7 | ||
| 02/10 | Oscillations | Ch. 3 |
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| 02/17 | Resonance | ||
| 02/24 | Oscillations/Resonance cont'd |
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| 03/03 | no class (Spring Break!!) |
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| 03/10 | Forced oscillations, impulsive driving forces | HW 6 due Monday 03/17 | lecture 18 lecture 19 lecture 20
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| 03/17 | Review for Midterm 2, start Gravitation Midterm 2 on Wednesday 3/19 |
Ch. 5 |
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| 03/24 | Gravitation (cont'd) | Ch. 5 |
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| 03/31 | Central Force Motion | Ch. 8 |
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| 04/07 | Central force motion |
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| 04/14 | Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics | Ch. 6,7 | |
04/21 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics (cont'd) | Ch. 6,7 | |
| 04/28 | FINAL EXAM MONDAY at 3pm | ||