| Mon 8/27 | Beginning of semester | |
| Mon 9/3 | No class -- Labor Day | |
| Wed 9/5 | Homework 1 due | Chapter 6 -- Calculus of Variations |
| Wed 9/12 | Homework 2 due | Chapter 7 -- Lagrangian mechanics |
| Wed 9/19 | Homework 3 due | Chapter 7 -- Hamiltonian mechanics |
| Wed 9/26 | Homework 4 due | Chapter 10 -- Noninertial reference frames |
| Mon 10/1 | Hour Exam #1 | |
| Wed 10/10 | Homework 5 due | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
| Wed 10/17 | Homework 6 due | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
| Wed 10/24 | Homework 7 due | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
| Mon 10/29 | Hour Exam #2 | |
| Wed 11/7 | Homework 8 due | Chapter 12 -- Coupled Oscillations |
| Wed 11/14 | Homework 9 due | Chapter 12 -- Coupled Oscillations |
| Mon 11/19 | Hour Exam #3 (mainly on oscillations; some on rigid bodies) | |
| Wed 11/21 | No class | |
| Fri 11/23 | No class -- university holiday | |
| Fri 11/30 | Homework 10 due | Chapter 13 -- Continuous Systems |
| Fri 12/7 | Homework 11 due | Chapter 13 -- Continuous Systems |
| Thurs 12/13 | Possible Review and Question Session? | |
| Fri 12/14, 10:00am-12:00noon | Final Exam | Review Everything! |