Physics 435 Course Calendar
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March 30 |
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April 1 |
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April 3 |
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First Day of Class |
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Drag Forces |
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Drag Forces |
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Overview of CM |
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Week 1 |
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Reading: Ch. 1, p. 1-31 |
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Reading: Ch. 2, p. 43-56 |
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Reading: Ch. 2, p. 57-64 |
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April 6 |
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April 8 |
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April 10 |
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Velocity Dependent Forces |
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Center of Mass |
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Rocket Motion |
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Conservation of Momentum |
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Week 2 |
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Ch. 3, p. 65-71 |
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Ch. 3, p. 83-89 |
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Ch. 3, p. 93-99 |
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April 13 |
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April 15 |
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April 17 |
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Angular Momentum, |
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Elastic Collisions |
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Scattering |
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Energy Conservation |
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Differential Cross-Section |
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Week 3 |
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Ch. 4, p. 105-133 |
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Ch. 14, p. 582-586 |
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Ch. 14, p. 557-582 |
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April 20 |
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April 22 |
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April 24 |
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Calculus of Variations |
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Lagrangian |
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Holonomic Constraints |
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Generalized Coordinates |
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Week 4 |
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Ch. 6, 215-229 |
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Ch. 7, p. 237-245 |
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Ch. 7, p. 245-254 |
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April 27 |
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April 29 |
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May 1 |
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Lagrangian Examples |
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Midterm Review |
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Midterm Exam |
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Week 5 |
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Ch. 7, p. 254-268 |
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May 4 |
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May 6 |
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May 8 |
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Undetermined Lagrange |
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Lagrange Multipliers |
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Conserved Quantities |
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Multipliers |
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Canonical Momentum |
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Week 6 |
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Ch. 7, p. 275-280 |
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Ch. 7, p. 268-272 |
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Ch. 13, p. 521-523 |
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May 11 |
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May 13 |
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May 15 |
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Hamilton's Equations |
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H(t), Spring Pendulum |
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Phase Space |
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Liouville's Theorem |
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Week 7 |
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Ch. 13, p. 524-538 |
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Ch. 13, p. 538-549 |
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May 18 |
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May 20 |
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May 22 |
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Phase Space |
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Coupled Oscillations |
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2 SHO |
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Week 8 |
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Ch. 11, p. 417-430 |
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Ch. 11, p. 430-440 |
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May 25 |
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May 27 |
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May 29 |
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Normal Model Analysis |
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Normal Coordinates |
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Memorial Day Holiday |
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Week 9 |
No class |
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Ch. 11, 444-447 |
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June 1 |
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June 3 |
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June 5 |
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Coupled Pendulums |
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TBA |
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Last Day of Class |
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Review |
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Week 10 |
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Ch. 11, p. 441-444 |
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June 8 |
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June 10 |
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June 12 |
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Final Exam |
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6-8pm |
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Finals |
Weniger 304 |
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