Wed 8/29 | Beginning of semester | Topic |
Mon 9/3 | No class -- Labor Day | |
Fri/7 | Homework 1 due at beginning of class | Chapter 6 -- Calculus of Variations |
Fri/14 | Homework 2 due at beginning of class | Chapter 7 -- Lagrangian mechanics |
Fri/21 | Homework 3 due at beginning of class | Chapter 7 -- Hamiltonian mechanics |
Fri/28 | Homework 4 due at beginning of class | Chapter 10 -- Noninertial reference frames |
Mon 10/1 | Hour Exam #1 | |
Fri 10/12 | Homework 5 due at beginning of class | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
Fri 10/19 | Homework 6 due at beginning of class | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
Fri 10/26 | Homework 7 due at beginning of class | Chapter 11 -- Rigid bodies |
Mon 10/29 | Hour Exam #2 | |
Fri 11/9 | Homework 8 due at beginning of class | Chapter 12 -- Coupled Oscillations |
Fri 11/16 | Homework 9 due at beginning of class | Chapter 12 -- Coupled Oscillations |
Mon 11/19 | Hour Exam #3 (mainly on oscillations; some on rigid bodies) | |
Wed 11/21 | No class -- phy422 holiday | |
Fri 11/23 | No class -- university holiday | |
Fri 11/30 | Homework 10 due at beginning of class | Chapter 12 -- A few more Normal Modes problems |
Fri 12/7 | Homework 11 due at beginning of class | Chapter 13 -- Continuous Systems |
***MONDAY*** 12/10   12:45-2:45pm | Final Exam (in regular classroom -- 1308 BPS) | Review Everything! |