Course:PHYS350/Syllabus
Week 1 - Introduction and Linear Motion (September 10)
- Read Chapters 1 and 2 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, September 10 (Reading Quiz)
- Scanned version of Linear Motion Introduction (Monday September 10): File:PHYS350 7 1.1.pdf
- Scanned version of Harmonic Oscillators (Wednesday September 12): File:PHYS350 7 1.2.pdf
- Tutorial 0 (September 7), Tutorial 1 (September 11,14)
- Notes : Introduction, Linear Motion
Week 2 - Energy and Angular Momentum (September 17)
- Read Chapter 3 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, September 17 (Reading Quiz)
- Scanned version of Energy and Angular Momentum (Monday September 17, Wednesday September 19): File:PHYS350 7 2.1.pdf
- Tutorial 2 (September 18,21)
- Notes: Energy and Angular Momentum, The Principle of Least Action
Week 3 - Central Forces (September 24)
- Read Chapter 4 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, September 24 (Reading Quiz)
- Scanned version of Central Forces Introduction (Monday September 24): File:PHYS350 7 3.1.pdf
- Tutorial 3 (September 25,28)
- Notes: Central Forces
Week 4 - Potential Theory (October 1)
- Read Chapter 6 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, October 1 (Reading Quiz)
- Scanned version of Potential Theory (Monday October 1): File:PHYS350 7 4.1.pdf
- Scanned version of Midterm 1 Review (Wednesday October 3): File:PHYS350 7 4.2.pdf
- Tutorial 4 (October 2, 5), Mock Midterm, Mock Midterm Solution
- Notes : Conservative Systems
Week 5 - Rotating Frames (October 10)
- Monday, October 8 is Thanksgiving - Enjoy your holiday!
- Tuesday, October 9 is your first midterm covering material presented up to September 28.
- First Midterm
- Read Chapter 5 of Kibble and Berkshire for Wednesday, October 10 (No Reading Quiz)
- Rotating frames lecture: File:PHYS350 7 5.1.pdf
Week 6 - The Two-Body Problem (October 17)
- Read Chapter 7 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, October 15 (Reading Quiz)
- Notes : Separation of Motion
Week 7 - Many-Body Systems (October 22)
- Read Chapter 8 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, October 22 (Reading Quiz)
- Notes : Many-Particle Systems
Week 8 - Rigid Bodies (October 29)
- Read Chapter 9 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, October 29 (Reading Quiz)
- Wednesday, October 31 is Halloween (I do appreciate creative costumes)
- Notes : Rigid Bodies
Week 9 - Lagrangian Mechanics (November 5)
- Read Chapter 10 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, November 5 (Reading Quiz)
- Notes :Lagrangian Treatment of Rigid-Body Motion, Mechanics of a Stretched String
Week 10 - Small Oscillations and Normal Modes (November 14)
- Monday, November 12 is a holiday in lieu of Remembrance Day - Enjoy your holiday!
- Tuesday, November 13 is your second midterm covering material presented from October 10 to November 9.
- Read Chapter 11 of Kibble and Berkshire for Wednesday, November 14 (No Reading Quiz)
- Notes : Normal Modes
Week 11 - Hamiltonian Mechanics (November 19)
- Read Chapter 12 of Kibble and Berkshire for Monday, November 19 (Reading Quiz)
- Notes : Hamilton's Equations, Phase Space
Week 12 - Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Quantum Mechanics (November 26)
- No reading for Monday, November 26 (but please complete the Reading Quiz on WebCT)
- Notes : Hamilton-Jacobi Equation