P441- Course Outline-Spring 2014- Page 1
Physics 441 - Spring 2014
Text: G. R. Fowles and G. L. Cassiday, “Analytical Mechanics” (7th edition)
Homeworks: Due each week on Wednesday, unless noted otherwise
Grades: Grades are based on the items listed below:
Exam I
Exam II
Final Exam
Homework
30%
30%
30%
10%
Exams:
Exam 1 – Friday February 21 during class hours. Covering material from Chapters 1-5.
Exam 2 – Friday March 21 during class hours. Covering material from Chapters 6-8.
Final Exam - during finals week. Covering material from Chapters 9-10
Instructor:
Prof. Cecilia Gerber
Office: SES 2270
Phone: 312 996 2239
e-mail: gerber@uic.edu
Office Hours:
Wednesday & Friday, 1:00PM-2:00PM or by appointment.
Course Web Page:
physicsweb.phy.uic.edu/441
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Physics 441 Course Outline (Spring 2014)
Week
Text
Topic
Homework
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1
Jan 13-17
1-1 to 1-12
Fundamental Concepts: Vectors
Vector Algebra
1.7, 1.15
Vector Calculus
1.17, 1.19
Position vector of a particle
2.1
Velocity and Acceleration
Newtonian Mechanics
2-1 to 2-2
Review of Newton’s laws
Due 1/22/14
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2
Jan 20-24
2-3 to 2-5
Newtonian Mechanics
2.4, 2.8, 2.10
Forces that depend on position
2.11,
Kinetic and Potential Energy
2.19 (a&b only)
Velocity-dependent forces
Due 1/29/14
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3
Jan 27-31 3-1 to 3-4
Oscillations
3-6
Harmonic Motion
3.3, 3.5, 3.7
Energy Considerations
3.10, 3.16
Damped Harmonic Motion
Forced Harmonic Motion
Due 2/05/14
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4
Feb 03-07
4-1 to 46
3D Motion of Particles
General Principles
4.4, 4.7, 4.16
Projectile Motion
4.20, 4.22
Harmonic Oscillator
Constrained Motion
Due:2/12/14
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5
Feb 10-14
5-1 to 5-4
Non Inertial Reference Systems
5-6
Accelerated Coordinate Systems
5.1, 5.5, 5.8
Rotating Coordinate Systems
5.16 Including derivation
Dynamics of a Particle
of Eq: 5.4.15 a-c
The Foucault Pendulum
Due 2/19/14
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6
Feb 17-21 6-1 to 6-5 Newton’s laws of universal gravitation
Kepler’s laws of planetary motion
Review for Exam
Exam 1
Exam Friday 10AM-12PM
Feb 21, 2006
Gravitation and Central Forces
No HW due
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Week
Text
Topic
Homework
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7
Feb 24-28
6-6 to 6-14
Gravitation and Central Forces
6.2 (part a only),
Potential energy
6.3, 6.5,
Energy equation
6.11, 6.25
Scattering of particles
Due 3/05/14
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8
Mar 03-07
7-1 to 7-2
Dynamics of Systems of Particles
7.4, 7.5, 7.8
Center of Mass
7.14, 7.26
7-4 to 7-7
Linear and Angular Momentum
Energy and Collisions
Rocket Motion
Due 3/12/14
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9
Mar 10-14
8-1 to 8-7
Planar Motion of Rigid Bodies
Moments of Inertia
8.6, 8.9, 8.17
The Physical Pendulum
8.20, 8.24
Laminar Motion
Impulse and Collisions
Due 3/19/14
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10
Mar 17-21
Review for Exam
Exam 2
Exam Friday 10AM-12PM
March 21, 2014
No HW due
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11
March 24-28
Spring break
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12
Mar 31-Apr 4 9-1 to 9-5
Motion of Rigid Bodies in 3 Dimensions
Moment of Inertia Tensor
9.1, 9.3
Principal Axes
9.5, 9.7
Euler’s Equations
Due 4/09/14
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13
Apr 07-11
9-6 to 9-9
Motion of Rigid Bodies in 3 Dimensions
The Euler Angles
9.15, 9.18
Motion of a Top
9.19, 9.20
Rolling Motion
Due 4/16/14
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Week
Text
Topic
Homework
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14
Apr 14-18 10-1 to 10-6
Lagrangian Mechanics
Hamilton’s Variational Principle
10.1, 10.3
Generalized Coordinates
10.7, 10.13
Lagrange’s Equations of Motion
Due 4/23/14
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15
Apr 21-25
10-7 to 10-9 Lagrangian Mechanics
10.18, 10.25
Lagrange Multipliers
10.26, 10.28
D’Alembert Principle
Hamilton’s Equations
Due 04/30/14
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16
Complete unfinished material
Apr 28-May 2
Review for Final Exam
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