Spring 2012
57610
RLM 6.120
MWF 10-11
Text: Taylor, Classical Mechanics [Chapters 1-15] (Note that Chapter 1 and much of Chapters 3 and 4 are a review of Physics 301, and much of Chapters 5 and 11 were the topic of Physics 315!)
Instructor: K. Gentle RLM 12.330 (471-7581) MWF 11-12
Prerequisites: Phy 315 and M 427L or M 364K (If you lack these, please see me immediately.)
Grade: 3 Quizzes (45%); Homework (15%); Final (40%).
Quiz 1 17 Feb
Quiz 2 7 March
Quiz 3 11 April
Final
Monday May 14 2:00-5:00
Homework assigned and due Wednesdays;
No makeups or drops on quizzes; all grades curved.
Course will generally cover the material in the text, but not all sections of all chapters.
Because the earlier chapters mix old and new material, the order of material will differ from that in the text.
Objectives:
1. Extend the
formalism of mechanics to solve more complex problems and
permit the generalization to quantum mechanics and fields.
2. Continue the
development of more sophisticated problem-solving skills, both
analytic and numerical.
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