PHYS 3310 Syllabus   S07

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Last edit: 23 Apr 2007

Prof. Thomas Coan (x8-2497)          coan@mail.physics.smu.edu
Office: 16 Fondren Science

Date     Topic Reading/HW Due    
     
L1 16 Jan 1-dim simple harmonic motion G: 1.1--1.3,1.5
L2 18 Jan Forced oscillation and resonance G: 2.1-2.4
   
L3 23 Jan Seismometer + Coupled oscillators G: 3.1
HW1 23 Jan HW due today G:1.5, 1.6, 2.4; derive eqns: 2.28+2.29
L4 25 Jan Matrices and normal modes G: 3.2
   
L5 30 Jan Normal modes G: 3.3
HW2 30 Jan HW due today G3.1, S8.3.4
L6 1 Feb Symmetries and the eigenvalue problem G: 4.1
   
L7 6 Feb Space translation invariance and dispersion relations G: 5.1-5.2
HW3 6 Feb HW due today G3.3, G3.5, G3.6
L8 8 Feb Waves on a beaded string G: 5.3-5.4
   
L9 13 Feb Fourier series, 1st look G: 6.1--6.2
13 Feb  
L10 15 Feb Longitudinal oscillations and sound G: 7.1--7.3
   
L11 20 Feb More sound + Traveling waves G: 8.1
HW4 20 Feb HW + Test due today: G4.2, G5.1, G5.3 
L12 22 Feb Traveling waves and Reflection/transmission, G: 9.1
   
L13 27 Feb Signals and forced oscillation G: 10.1
HW5 27 Feb HW due today G6.3, eq 6.9, G7.3
L13 27 Feb More on signals G: 10.1
   
L15 6 Mar PolarizationG: 12.1--12.2
HW6 6 Mar HW due today G8.1, G8.2, G9.4
L16 8 Mar 2-slit interference and beamsG: 13.1--13.3
   
L17 20 Mar Interference examples, convolutions and periodicity G: 13.4--13.6
20 Mar No HW due today  
L18 22 Mar Continue w/ interference and convolutions
   
L19 27 Mar SR postulates and Lorentz Transformations F: chap. 3
27 Mar Test 2 due today  
L20 29 Mar More on LTs and Minkowski diagramsF: chap. 3, chap. 4
   
L21 3 Apr Length and time interval measuremets F: chap. 4
3 Apr  
L22 5 Apr Length, time m'ments, Doppler effect F: chap. 5
   
L23 10 Apr Relativistic Kinematics
10 Apr HW due today F3-7, 3-8, 4-4, 4-10, 4-12  
L24 12 Apr Absorption/emission of photons; Scattering
     
   
L25 17 Apr Yet more scattering and Doppler shift redux F. chap. 6
17 Apr HW due today F5.2, F5.11, F6.9, F6.12, TEC1.
L26 19 Apr Energy and momentum transformations F: chap 7.
   
L27 24 Apr Special relativity review
L28 26 Apr Waves review
   
1 May No class but HW due today