PHYSICS 311 HOME PAGE
Exam 1: Review
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Text Book:
Classical Mechanics (Pre-Publication Edition) by John Taylor
Homework Solutions
GENERAL INFO: Physics 311 is a course in Classical Mechanics designed for students who have completed the one of the introductory physics sequences (207-208, 247-248-249 or 201-202). The outline for the course is to cover material in the order presented in the textbook. hopefully reaching Chapter 12 by the end of the semester. There is no actual syllabus at this time, but I will try to keep you up to date on the material to be covered each week as we go along. Here are some of the topics we will be covering: Newton's laws and momentum conservation
Vectors and coordinate frames
Drag forces
Motion of a charge in a magnetic field
Rockets and momentum conservation
Angular momentum
Work and kinetic energy
Potential energy and conservative forces
Central forces and spherical coordinates
Harmonic motion
Damped oscillators and resonances
Minimization principles - calculus of variations
Lagranges equations
The orbit equation and Kepler's Laws
Non-intertial frames
Rigid body rotations - Euler's Equations
Coupled oscillators and normal modes
ChaosHOMEWORK: Homework assignments will normally be given each Wednesday, and homework papers will be collected in class the following Wednesday. Students are permitted to work together on homework assignments with the goal of learning from each other. However, don't fall into the trap of always relying on someone else to help you with the homework. Everyone also needs to understand that the homework paper you hand in must represent your own work. Copying another student's solution is not permitted. EXAMS: We will have two regular hour exams during the semester. The exams will be held during the normal class period on dates to be announced. GRADING: The final course grade will be based on the total number of points accumulated during the semester with 100 points for each of the two midterm exams, 150 points for the final, and 100 points for homework.
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