PHYS 331 - Advanced Classical Mechanics

Instructor: Ben Vollmayr-Lee, ben.vollmayr-lee@, Olin 168, x7-3106

Office 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

Homework

No.DueProblems
1.Aug 27 1.24, 1.26, 1.41 solns
2.Aug 30 2.5, 2.8, 2.23, 2.35 solns
3.Sep 1 3.5, 3.17, 3.31, 3.35 solns
4.Sep 3 4.3, 4.12, 4.22, 4.28 solns
5.Sep 6 5.5, 5.20, 5.23, 5.37 solns
6.Sep 8 5.40, 5.41 solns
7.Sep 10 5.49, 5.53, 12.6 solns
8.Sep 13 12.12, Problems A & B solns
9.Sep 15 12.20, Problems C & D solns
10.Sep 22 6.3, 6.6, Problem E solns
11.Sep 24 6.7, 6.9, 6.20, 6.21 solns
12.Sep 27 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.8 solns
13.Sep 29 7.10, 7.11, 7.15, 7.16 solns
14.Oct 4 7.22, 7.23, 7.29, 7.37 solns
15.Oct 6 7.45, 7.46, Problem F solns
16.Oct 8 7.50, 7.52 solns
17.Oct 11 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 8.9 solns
No.DueProblems
18.Oct 13 8.12, 8.14 solns
19.Oct 22 8.18, 8.22, 8.30 solns
20.Oct 25 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 solns
21.Oct 27 9.7, 9.8, 9.9, 9.10 solns
22.Oct 29 9.26, 9.29 solns
23.Nov 1 9.34, 10.5, 10.6 solns
24.Nov 3 10.11, 10.19, 10.21, 10.25 solns
25.Nov 5 Problem G, 10.35, 10.39 solns
26.Nov 8 Problem H, 10.33, 10.40, 10.42 solns
27.Nov 10 10.45, 10.48 solns
28.Nov 12 10.51, 11.2, 11.5 solns
29.Nov 15 11.15, 11.18 solns
30.Nov 18 11.21, 11.25, 11.26 solns
31.Nov 29 16.19, 16.20, Problem I solns
32.Dec 1 Problems J & K, 16.29 solns
33.Dec 3 Problem L, 16.27 solns
34.Dec 7 16.31, 16.33, Problem M solns

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 17 19 Exam 3
Nov 19 22 - Dec 6 Continuum Mechanics Ch 16
Fri, Dec 10, 8:00 am Final Exam