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Last edit: 6 Apr '04
Prof. Thomas Coan (x8-2497)
coan@mail.physics.smu.edu
Office: 4B Fondren Science
| Date | Topic | Reading Due | HW Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan | Intro, evaluation, vectors + matrices | 1.1.1-1.3;1.5-1.7;1.10 | |
| 15 Jan | Vectors + matrices, quiz | 1.6; 1.12 | |
| 20 Jan | Vectors + matrices | 1.14 | |
| 22 Jan | 1-particle Newtonian mechanics | 2.1 - 2.4 | |
| 23 Jan | HW due today | tec1,tec2, M1.14a,M1.14b,M1.15,M1.20 | |
| 27 Jan | 1-particle Newtonian mechanics | 2.5 - 2.6 | |
| 29 Jan | N-particle Newtonian mechanics + collisions | 9.1 - 9.5 | |
| 30 Jan | HW due today | tec1, tec2, M2.11, 2.15, 2.25, 2.27, | |
| 3 Feb | N-particle Newtoniam mechanics + collisions | 9.6 - 9.8 | |
| 5 Feb | N-particle Newtoniam mechanics + collisions | 9.8 -9.10 | |
| 6 Feb | HW due today | M2.30, M2.38, M2.41, M9.7, M9.15, M9.19 | |
| 10 Feb | Gravitation + central force motion | 5.1-5.4 | |
| 12 Feb | Gravitation + central force motion | 8.1-8.4 | |
| 13 Feb | HW due today | M9.13, M9.24, M9.28, M5.3, M5.5 | |
| 17 Feb | Gravitation + central force motion | 8.5-8.8 | |
| 19 Feb | Calculus of Variations | 6.1-6.3 | |
| 20 Feb | HW due today | M5.14, 8.3,8.6, 8.14, 8.17 | |
| 24 Feb | Euler equations | 6.4-6.6 | |
| 25 Feb | Test 6:30pm-9:30pm, 25 FS | Ch. 2,5,8,9 | |
| 26 Feb | Hamilton's Principle + Generalized Coordinates | 7.1-7.4 | |
| 27 Feb | HW due today | M6.2, M6.7, F16. | |
| 2 Mar | More H.P. | 7.5-7.8 | |
| 4 Mar | Hamilton's Principle + Canonical Equations of Motion | 7.9-7.11 | |
| 5 Mar | HW due today | Term paper 1 | |
| 16 Mar | Motion in non-inertial frame | 10.1-10.3 | |
| 16 Mar | HW due today | M7.3, 7.4, 7.9, 7.15 | |
| 18 Mar | Motion in non-inertial frame | 10.3-10.4 | |
| 19 Mar | HW due today | M7.22, 7.23, 7.25 | |
| 23 Mar | Rigid body motion | 11.1-11.5 | |
| 25 Mar | Rigid body motion | 11.5 - 11.9 | |
| 26 Mar | HW due today | M10.6, 10.7, 10.9, F14 | |
| 30 Mar | Canceled ( was Oscillations) | ||
| 1 Apr | Canceled ( was Oscillations) | ||
| 2 Apr | Canceled ( was HW due today) | ||
| 6 Apr | Rigid Body Motion (was Oscillations) | 11.5-11.9 | |
| 7 Apr | Make-up 1: Still Rigid Body Motion and Oscillations | 11.5 -11.9 | |
| 8 Apr | Oscillations, Intro to DIFFEQ | Appendix C, 3.1-3.2 | |
| 9 Apr | HW due today | M11.11, M11.12 | |
| 13 Apr | Oscillations w/ Driving Forces(was Special relativity) | 3.5-3.6 | |
| 14 Apr | Make-up 2: Special relativity | ||
| 15 Apr | Special relativity | Term paper 2 | |
| 16 Apr | HW due today | M3.7, 3.13. 3.16, tec1,F | |
| ?? Apr | Test Chap's M6, 7, 8 | ||
| 20 Apr | Special relativity | ||
| 22 Apr | Special relativity | ||
| 23 Apr | HW due today | ||
| 27 Apr | Review | ||