PY2101 SYLLABUS
Semester 1, Autumn 2015
Dr. Denise Gabuzda
Kane 118B, Physics Department, University College Cork
Textbook:
Classical Mechanics by T. W. B. Kibble & F. H. Berkshire
Lectures:
Tutorials:
Thursday 11-12 and
Tuesday 10-11, Kane G20
Friday 10-11, Kane G7 (Thursday 10-11, Kane G02)
Week
K&B Topics
(Approx)
1
1–2 Conservative forces and conservation of
energy; motion near equilibrium
2
2
Damping and drag forces
3
2–3 Impulsive forces, Green’s Functions; conservative
forces in three dimensions; moments and angular
momentum
4
4
Lagrange’s Equations; central conservative forces
5–6
5
Rotating frames
7
7
Two-body systems
8
8
Many-body systems
9–11
9
Motion and rotation of rigid bodies
IMPORTANT! We have agreed in the Physics Department to move the
two lectures occurring in the last week of the semester earlier, in order to
give you more time to revise for your Semester 1 exams in December. In
addition, I will be away from Cork on 17–18 September and also on 15–16
October, giving four more lectures that will need to be made up. All these
make-up lectures are included in the schedule of lectures and tutorials on the
next page.
A website for PY2101 can be found at
http://www.physics.ucc.ie/radiogroup/PY2101.html
You will be able to fetch your problem sets and various other materials from
there.
Schedule of lectures, tutorials and CA
Week
Mon Tues
Starting 1–2 10–11
7th Sept
14th Sept Lec Lec
Thurs
10–11
Thurs
11–12
Lec
21st Sept
28th Sept
Lec
Lec
5th Oct
Lec
Lec
PS2 due; Lec
Tut–PS2
Lec
12th Oct
19th Oct
26th Oct
2nd Nov
Tut–PS3 Quiz 1
Lec
PS4 due; Lec
Tut–PS4
Lec
9th Nov
16th Nov
Tut–PS5
Lec
23rd Nov
Tut–PS6
Fri
10–11
Lec
PS1 due;
Tut–PS1
Review
Lec
Lec
Lec
Lec;
PS3 due
Lec
Lec
Lec;
PS5 due
Quiz 2; Lec Lec
Lec;
PS6 due