Physics 361, Fall 2010
MODIFIED
Course Schedule3
Date
9/1
9/2
9/3
9/6
9/8
9/9
9/10
9/13
9/15
9/16
9/17
9/20
9/22
9/23
9/24
9/27
9/29
9/30
10/1
10/4
10/6
10/7
10/8
10/11
10/13
10/14
10/15
10/18
10/20
10/21
10/22
10/25
10/27
10/28
10/29
11/1
11/3
11/4
11/5
11/8
11/10
11/11
11/12
11/15
Thornton &
Marion Reading1
1.1-1.2, 2.1
2.2-2.4a
2.4b, Appendix H
1.17, 2.5
2.6-2.7
Appendix A
2.5
3.1-3.2
3.3-3.4
3.5
3.6-3.7
4.1-4.2
4.3-4.4
5.1
Ch. 2-4
6.1-6.2
6.3
6.3
6.6-6.7
7.1-7.2
Optional Symon Topic
Reading2
1.3, 7.3-7.4a
7.4b
7.5
7.8-7.9
7.10-7.11
8.1-8.3
9.1
9.2-9.3
9.4-9.5
9.6
9.10
8.4
3.13
8.5-8.6
8.7
8.8
9.1-9.3
3.14-3.15
4.1, 5.5a
Introduction; Equations of motion, Part 1
Equations of motion, Part 2
Equations of motion, Part 3
Conservative and non-conservative forces
Energy
Stability
Angular momentum
The simple harmonic oscillator
2D harmonic vibrations; Phase space
Damped vibrations
Driven vibrations
Nonlinear vibrations
Nonlinear phase diagrams; Large angle pendulum
Gravitation and inverse square law forces
Test 1
Introduction to variational calculus
Extreme value problems
The Euler equation
Undetermined multipliers
Hamilton’s Principle
Critical Issues Symposium – no class
Generalized coordinates and Lagrange’s Equations
Lagrangian mechanics
Lagrangian mechanics: systems subject to constraint
Lagrangian mechanics: conservation theorems
Hamiltonian dynamics
Conservation theorems in a central force
Fall Recess
Equations of motion in a central field
No Class
Orbits in a Central Field
Kepler’s Laws
Satellite Orbital Dynamics
Linear momentum and Center of Mass
Ch. 6-8
4.1
Class’s Discretion
Test 2
9.4
9.5
9.6-9.7
9.8
9.9-9.10
9.11
1.15, 10.1-10.2
10.3
4.2
4.3-4.4
4.6-4.7
4.6
3.16, 4.8
4.5
7.2
7.2
Angular momentum and its conservation
Energy of a system
Elastic collisions (Symon is recommended)
Inelastic collisions
Scattering cross-section; Rutherford scattering
Rocket propulsion
Rotating coordinate systems
Fictitious forces
2.2-2.3
2.4, 2.8, 3.11
2.5
2.5
2.7-2.8
3.9-3.10
2.9
2.10
Rev 2
1
Physics 361, Fall 2010
Date
Thornton &
Marion Reading
1.4-1.14
11.1-11.2
11.3
11/17
11/18
11/19
11/22
11/24
11/25
11/26
11/29
12/1
12/2
12/3
12/6
12/8
12/9
12/10
12/15
MODIFIED
Optional Symon Topic
Reading
10.1-10.5
Ch. 9-11.3
11.4
11.5
11.6-11.7
11.8-11.9
11.10-11.11
12.1-12.2
12.3
11.1-11.2
10.5
10.5
11.4
11.5
4.10
4.10
3:00 pm
Vector transformations
Planar motion
The inertia tensor
Class’s Discretion
Test 3 (May be taken on 11/23)
Thanksgiving – no class
Thanksgiving – no class
Angular momentum of a rigid body
Principal axes of inertia
Moments of inertia and the inertia tensor
Euler Angles
The precessing top
Introduction to coupled oscillations
Two-coupled harmonic vibrations
Class’s discretion
Final Exam
1
The assigned reading is from Thornton and Marion.
2
“Optional reading” does not mean “alternate reading” (except for Nov. 5).
Three copies of Symon are on reserve in the library. You can check them out for 24 hours.
3
Subject to revision at any time.
Rev 2
2