PHYS 3345 Syllabus   S99

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Last edit: 24 Apr 1999

Prof. Thomas Coan (x8-2497)          coan@mail.physics.smu.edu
Office: 4B Fondren Science

Date     Topic Reading Due     HW Due
     
L1 11 Jan Review of 1-particle harmonic motion M3.10  
L2 13 Jan Impulsive forcing functions M3.10  
     
L3 20 Jan Nonlinear Oscillations M4.1-4.6 + Lorenz article 
     
L4 25 Jan Chaos M4.7-4.8 + Lorenz article  
L5 27 Jan Coupled Oscillations IM12.1-12.3
HW1 28 Jan HW due today   M3.119, 4.13, 4.17, 4.19
     
L6 1 Feb Coupled Oscillations IIM12.3-12.4
L7 3 Feb Coupled Oscillations IIIM12.6-12.8
     
L8 8 Feb Coupled Osc. Exs. M12.7-12.9
L9 10 Feb Determinants S 8.1-8.5
HW2 12 Feb HW due today   M12.3, 12.5, 12.8, 12.11, 12.21
     
L10 15 Feb Wave equation M13.1, 13.4, 13.6
L11 17 Feb Wave Equation M13.7, 13.8, 13.9
HW3 19 Feb HW due today   email probs, M13.19
     
L12 22 Feb Wave equation M13.9
L13 24 Feb Special Relativity I M14.1-14.3
    26 Feb Test 1+ HW due M13.15, 13.21
     
L14 1 Mar Test Review + Special Rel. M14.4-14.6
L15 3 Mar More Special Rel. M14.7-14.9
HW5 5 Mar HW due today   M14.3, M14.8, M14.11, M14.15,M14.17
     
L16 15 Mar Special Rel.
L17 17 Mar Harmonic Oscillations a la GeorgiG1.2, 1.3, 1.5
HW6 19 Mar HW due today   mm+dd prob, M14.7, M14.13, M14.27, M14.31, M14.35
     
L18 22 Mar Harmonic Oscillations Georgi pp. 55-81
L19 24 Mar Symmetries G. chap 4
HW7 26 Mar HW due today   G3.3; G3.4 a,b,d; G3.5; G3.6
     
L20 29 Mar HW Inquisition
L21 31 Mar Waves Georgi pp. 109-124
HW8 2 Apr HW due today   G4.1, G4.2; G4.4
     
L22 5 Apr Waves, Waves,... Georgi pp. 109-124
L23 7 Apr Waves, Waves, Waves,.. Georgi pp. 124-132
    9 Apr Test 2 today  
     
L24 12 Apr Test Solutions
L25 14 Apr Fourier Series Georgi Chap. 6
     
L26 19 Apr Longitudinal Waves + Sound Georgi 7.1, 7.2
L27 21 Apr Sound + Traveling Waves Georgi 7.3, 8.1
HW9 21 Apr HW due today   G. Eq 5.35; G5.1; G5.3; G6.3