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Text: Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua, by Fetter and Walecka
3 Tests
2 Homework and Pop Tests
2 Final
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12.5% per letter grade
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Please come to class on time. Attendance is required. Read ahead, start homework early so that you can turn it in on time. Review notes regularly. Mastery is not achieved overnight.
!!This syllabus is subject to change to accommodate instruction and or student needs!!
I will provide the homework assignments past Chapter 6 later Ð since this is a new book I want to take my time looking them over as we go.
| January 7 |
Hamilton-Jacobi Theory (35) |
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| January 9 |
Action-angle Variables (36) |
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| January 12 |
Action-angle Variables (36) |
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| January 14 |
Poisson Brackets (37) |
Solutions to final to be turned in |
| January 16 |
Poisson Brackets (37) |
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| January 21 |
STRINGS Ð Review of field theory (38) |
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| January 23 |
DÕAlembertÕs wave solution (39) |
Problem 6.2, 6.4, 6.6 |
| January 26 |
Eigenfunction expansions (40) |
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| January 28 |
Eigenfunction expansions (40) |
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| January 30 |
Eigenfunction expansions (40) |
Problem 6.10, 6.11, 6.15 |
| February 2 |
Variational principle (41) |
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| February 4 |
Variational principle (41) |
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| February 6 |
Test I, Chapters 1- 6 |
Test I |
| February 9 |
Rayleigh-Ritz Method (42) |
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| February 11 |
Rayleigh-Ritz Method (42) |
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| February 13 |
GreenÕs functions (43) |
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| February 16 |
Perturbation theory (44) |
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| February 18 |
Perturbation theory (44)) |
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| February 20 |
Energy flux (45) |
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| February 23 |
Energy flux (45) |
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| February 25 |
Sound waves, Hydrodynamic eqs (48) |
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| February 27 |
Hydrodynamic eqs (48) |
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| March 1 |
Hydrodynamic eqs (48) |
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| March 3 |
Test 2, Chapters 1-7 |
Test 2 |
| March 5 |
Sound waves (49) |
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| March 15 |
Sound waves (49) |
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| March 17 |
Heat conduction, Basic equations (57) |
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| March 19 |
Examples (58) |
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| March 22 |
Examples (58) |
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| March 24 |
Laplace transform (59) |
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| March 26 |
Laplace transform (59) |
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| March 29 |
Laplace transform (59) |
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| March 31 |
Viscous fluids Stress tensor (60) |
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| April 2 |
Stress tensor (60) |
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| April 5 |
Incompressible flow (61) |
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| April 7 |
Incompressible flow (61) |
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| April 12 |
Test 3, Chapters 1-7 |
Test 3 |
| April 14 |
Sound waves in viscous fluids (62) |
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| April 16 |
Sound waves in viscous fluids (62) |
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| April 19 |
Elastic continua, Basic formulation (63) |
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| April 21 |
Basic formulation (63) |
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| April 23 |
Basic formulation (63) |
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| April 26 |
Dynamical behavior (64) |
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| April 28 |
Dynamical behavior (64) |
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| April 30 |
Discussion |
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| May 3-7 |
Final exam |