Course Goal: To give the student an introduction to Mechanics at a more advanced level then was done in earlier courses. It also will introduce mathematical ideas, which will be used in future courses.
Text Fowles and Cassiday, Analytical Mechanics
Students are encouraged to work on homework together but to each compose their own solutions. Tests are expected to be worked apart with no help from classmates. The tests will be composed of both an open book and a closed book portion.
Grading
45 % Tests & pop quizes (15% test I, 15% test II, 15% test III)
30 % Final exam
25 % HomeworkGrades will be given on a 10 point scale
(plus and minus grades will be awarded at the edges of this scale)
100% - 90 % A
89% 80% B
79% 70% C
69% 60% D
59% or lower F
Date: Chapter:
Jan 8 1: Vectors
Jan 13 1: Basic Concepts
Jan 15 2: NewtonÕs Laws
Jan 20 2: Energy
Jan 22 2: Velocity dependent Forces
Jan 27 3: Oscillations and HookeÕs Law
Jan 29 3: Simple Harmonic Oscillator
Feb 3 3: Damping
Feb 5 3: Driving
Feb 10 Catch up
Feb 12 Test I: chapters 1-3
Feb 17 4: Conservative Forces
Feb 19 4: Projectile motion
Feb 24 4: SHO in 3 d
Feb 26 5: Noninertial frames
Mar 2 5: Rotating systems
Mar 4 5: Effects of EarthÕs rotation
Mar 9 5: Catch up
Mar 11 Test II: chapters 4 and 5
Mar 13 6: Gravity
Mar 16 6:
Mar 23 6
Mar 25 7: Systems of Particles
Mar 30 7
Apr 1 7
Apr 6 8
Apr 8 8
Apr 13 9
Apr 15 9
Apr 20 Test III: 6, 7 and 8
Apr 22 10
Apr 27 10
Apr 29 10