Instructor: | Jones |
Email: | mjones@physics.purdue.edu |
Title: | Intermediate Mechanics |
Offering: | Fall 2004, Class 4, cr. 4 |
Room : | Phys 111 |
Time : | Tuesday, 9:30 - 11:20, Thursday, 9:30 - 11:20 |
Prerequisites: | MA 261 and two terms of general physics |
Text: | Fowles and Cassiday, "Analytical Mechanics", 6th ed. It looks like this. |
Description: |
Review of vector calculus, rectlinear motion in one dimension, oscillations, motion in three dimensions, non-inertial reference frames, gravitating systems, systems of particles, motion of rigid bodies, Lagrangian mechanics, systems of oscillating particles. |
Schedule: | is here |
Grading: | 2 mid-term exams (100 each), final exam (200), homework (100), quizes (50): total 550 |
Modification: One of the mid-terms may not be counted towards your final grade if this is to your advantage. | |
In class quzes: | Quiz #1, August 31 |
Quiz #2, September 7 | |
Quiz #3, September 14 | |
Quiz #4, September 21 | |
Quiz #5, September 28 | |
Quiz #6, October 19 | |
Quiz #7, October 26 | |
Quiz #8, November 2 | |
Quiz #9, November 9 | |
Quiz #10, November 23 | |
Mid-terms: | Exam #1, Solutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, Distribution of grades is here. |
Exam #2, Solutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Distribution of grades is here. | |
Final exam: | Solutions: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. |
Distribution of grades is here | |
Assignments: | Have a question about an assignment? Please send me e-mail! |
Assignment #1, Due September 14... Here is a hint! | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Assignment #2, New due date is October 5. | |
Here are some instructions for solving problems numerically. | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Assignment #3, Due October 14... Here is a hint! | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Assignment #4, Due November 9. | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Assignment #5, Due November 30. | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Assignment #6, New due date is Dec 14th. | |
Here are some hints... | |
The distribution of grades is here. | |
Final grades: | are located here. |
Lecture notes: | are located here. |