The intent is to follow the text fairly closely. This schedule might change slightly but most of the material should still be covered except, perhaps, the last chapter.
| Week | Material | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 | Chapter 1 - Introduction, units, review of calculus, vectors, coordinate systems, derivatives of vectors, rectlinear, polar and cylindrical coordinate systems. | |
| Aug 28 | Chapter 2 - Motion in one dimension, uniform acceleration, potential and kinetic energy, velocity dependent forces. | |
| Sep 4 | Chapter 3 - Oscillations, linear restoring force, equations of motion, simple pendulum, energy conservation. | |
| Sep 11 | Chapter 3 (cont.) - damped harmonic motion, forced harmonic motion, Fourier analysis, examples. | |
| Sep 18 | Chapter 4 - Motion in 3 dimensions, potential energy, projectile motion, harmonic oscillator in 3 dimensions, motion in electric and magnetic fields. | |
| Sep 25 | Chapter 5 - Non-inertial reference frames, rotating coordinate systems, angular velocity. | |
| Oct 2 | Chapter 6 - Central forces and gravitation, examples. | |
| Oct 9 | First mid-term exam | No class Oct 10 (October break) |
| Oct 16 | Chapter 7 - Systems of particles, angular momentum, center of mass, reduced mass, collisions. |
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| Oct 23 | Chapter 8 - Rigid bodies, moments of inertia. | |
| Oct 30 | Chapter 8 (cont.) - angular momentum, collisions. | |
| Nov 6 | Chapter 9 - Motion of rigid bodies, principal axes. | |
| Nov 13 | Chapter 9 (cont.) - Euler's equations of motion. | |
| Nov 20 | Second mid-term exam | No class Nov 23 (Thanksgiving) |
| Nov 27 | Chapter 10 - Lagrangian mechanics. | |
| Dec 4 | Review | |
| Dec 11 | Final exam week |