PHYS 331 - Advanced Classical Mechanics
Instructor: Ben Vollmayr-Lee, ben.vollmayr-lee@, Olin 168, x7-3106Office Hours: Whenever you find me (check my schedule to see when I'm around)
Text: John Taylor, Classical Mechanics.
Course Materials: Syllabus
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Exam Solutions
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Exam 1
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| Exam 3
| Final Exam
Homework
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Schedule
Dates | Topics | Reading |
Aug 25 - 30 | Newton's Laws | Chs 1 - 4 |
Sep 1 - 3 | Oscillations | Ch 5 |
Sep 6 - 15 | Nonlinear Mechanics and Chaos | Ch 12 |
Fri, Sep 17 | Exam 1 | |
Sep 22 - 24 | Variational Calculus | Ch 6 |
Sep 27 - Oct 6 | Lagrangian Mechanics | Ch 7 |
Oct 8 - 13 | Central Force Problems | Ch 8 |
Fri, Oct 15 | Exam 2 | |
Oct 20 - 27 | Noninertial Frames | Ch 9 |
Oct 29 - Nov 5 | Rigid Body Motion | Ch 10 |
Nov 8 - 15 | Coupled Oscillations | Ch 11 |
Nov 17 | Review | |
Wed, Nov | Exam 3 | |
Nov | Continuum Mechanics | Ch 16 |
Fri, Dec 10, 8:00 am | Final Exam |