Week | Dates | Topics | Chapter | Homework |
1 | Mon 1/9 - Fri 1/13 | Vector Calculus w/Newtonian Examples | 1, 2 | Set 1 Due Wed 1/18 |
Monday, Jan 16 | No class (Martin Luther King Day) | |||
2 | Wed 1/18 - Fri 1/20 | Newtonian Mechanics | 1, 2 | Set 2, Due Fri 1/27 |
3 | Mon 1/23 - Fri 1/27 | System of Particles | 2, 9 | Set 3, Due Wed 2/1 |
4 | Mon 1/30 - Fri 2/3 | Collisions, Solid Angles and Rocket Motion | 9, 1 | Set 4, Due Wed 2/15 |
5 | Mon 2/6 - Fri 2/10 | Review | 1, 2 and 9 | Practice Midterm 1 |
Friday, Feb 10 | First Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 1-4 | ||
6 | Mon 2/13 - Fri 2/17 | Oscillations | 3 | Set 5, Due Wed 2/22 |
7 | Mon 2/20 - Fri 2/24 | Resonance | 3 | Set 6, Due Wed 2/29 |
8 | Mon 2/27 - Fri 3/2 | Nonlinear Oscillations | 4 | Set 7, Due Wed 3/21 |
Mon 3/5 - Fri 3/9 | No classes (Spring Break) | |||
9 | Mon 3/12 - Fri 3/16 | Review | 3 and 4 | Practice Midterm 2 |
Friday, Mar 16 | Second Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 5-8 | ||
10 | Mon 3/19 - Fri 3/23 | Gravitation | 5 | Set 8, Due Wed 3/28 |
11 | Mon 3/26 - Fri 3/30 | Central-Force Motion | 8 | Set 9, Due Fri 4/6 |
12 | Mon 4/2 - Fri 4/6 | Orbital Shapes | 8 | Set 10, Due Fri 4/20 |
13 | Mon 4/9 - Fri 4/13 | Review | Practice Midterm 3 | |
Friday, Apr 13 | Third Midterm Exam | Covers Weeks 9-12 | ||
14 | Mon 4/16 - Fri 4/20 | Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics | 7 | Set 11, Due Wed 4/25* |
15 | Mon 4/23 - Fri 4/27 | Review Problems, Solutions to Practice Finals | ||
Tuesday, May 1 | Final Exam, 3:00 - 5:00 pm | Covers Entire Course | Practice Final |
*Due to requests, the penalty reduction in the score will be just 10% for the work turned in on Fri 4/27.
Last revised: April 25, 2012.