Office hours: 201 Fondren Science: I am available most any time, especially following class, and from 2-4 most afternoons. For a class this size, I find it easier if you just set up an appointment individually. I am also available for review sessions before the exams if requested.
Contact:
Mathematica for symbolic and numerical problem solving
Course Text:
Mechanics;
by H. Goldstein
Publisher: Addison Wesley;
Edition: You may use 2nd or 3rd edition.
Relevant Web Sites:
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Newton's Laws
D'Alemberts Principle
Lagrange Equations
Principle of least action
Calculus of variations
Kepler problem, and variations
Rigid body mechanics
Groups, Rotation matrices
Small Oscillations
Special Relativity
Hamilton's Equations
Legendre Transformation
Canonical Transformation
Poisson Brackets & connection to QM
Hamilton-Jacobi Equations
Canonical Perturbation Theory
Chaos