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Reading (Main, Optional, Homework) |
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Compound Systems |
HRW 12.3-9 |
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Cage Exercise 1 |
Workbook: CageX1 |
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Separation of Center of Mass Motion |
MT 11.1-11.3 | |
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Vectors, Tensors and Matrices |
Worksheet 2: Inertial Integrals |
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Translating Inertial Tensors |
MT 11.5 |
Worksheet 1:
Dumbbells |
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Rotating Vectors |
MT11.7 |
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Principal Axes |
MT 11.4, 11.6, 11.7 |
numerical results needed in class: TranslatingTensors |
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Euler angles |
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Cage Exercise 2 |
Workbook: CageX2 | |
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Equations of Motion |
PJS II E |
Worksheet
4: RotatingVectors |
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Equations of Motion |
PJS II E | |
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Cage Exercise 2 |
Workbook: CageX2 |
numerical results |
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Forced Precession |
MT 11.9 |
CageX2 |
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Cage Exercise 3 |
Workbook CageX3 |
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Rotations in Quantum
Mechanics Forced Precession |
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Report due Monday includes CageX3 |
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Final Exam 7:30 pm |
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Postscript |
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Students with Disabilities: Students with documented disabilities who may need special accommodations in the lecture, lab, or examinations should make an appointment with the instructor no later than the first week of classes to discuss those accommodations.