Date |
Lecture note |
Topic |
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chapters |
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5 Sept |
1/2 |
Mathematics, vectors, transformations, scalar and vector differential operators |
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10 Sept |
3 |
Newtonian mechanics |
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12 Sept |
4 |
Work and energy. Equations of motion |
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17 Sept |
5/6 |
Newton's equations of motion/Gravitation |
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19 Sept |
7 |
Oscillations |
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24 Sept |
8 |
Forced oscillations. |
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26 Sept |
9 |
Non-linear Dynamics and Chaos |
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1 Oct |
10 |
Calculus of variations |
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3 Oct |
11 |
Calculus of variations, 2 |
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10 Oct |
12 |
Lagrangian dynamics |
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15 Oct |
13 |
Lagrangian dynamics 2 |
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17 Oct |
14 |
Symmetries, invariance, and Hamiltonian |
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22 Oct |
15 |
Hamiltonian mechanics |
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23 Oct |
|
First Midterm Examination, 1930 - 2100hours B&L 106 |
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24 Oct |
16 |
Two-body motion for central force |
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29 Oct |
17 |
Central-force orbits |
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31 Oct |
18 |
Motion in non-inertial reference frames |
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7 Nov |
19 |
Motion in a rotating reference frame |
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12 Nov |
20 |
Rigid body inertia tensor |
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14 Nov |
21 |
Properties of rigid-body inertia tensor |
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19 Nov |
22 |
Dynamics of rigid bodies |
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26 Nov |
23 |
Coupled oscillations |
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28 Nov |
24 |
Normal modes for discrete oscillator systems |
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3 Dec |
25 |
Canonical transformations, Phase Space, and Poisson brackets |
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5 Dec |
26 |
Relativistic Mechanics |
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10 Dec |
27 |
Relativistic Mechanics |
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12 Dec |
28 |
Review |
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17 Dec |
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Final Examination, 1915-2215 hours |
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