The 1999 Toyota Corolla - Official car of Physics 310
| 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. |