Weekly Schedule and Reading

First In-Class Exam: Mon, Mar 2 (** Note new date) Second In-Class Exam: Fri, Apr 10 Final Exam: Tues, May 12, noon, regular classroom
Week Dates Topics & Notes Chapters ... Homework
1 Jan 21 - 23 Symmetries and Transformations 1
2 - 3 Jan 26 - Feb 6 Newtonian (Vector) Dynamics 2, 3, 5 #1 due Feb 9
4 Feb 9 - 13 Noninertial Frames 10
5 - 6 Feb 16 - 25 Determinism and Chaos 4 #2 due Feb 27
7 - 8 Mar 6 - 13 Lagrangian (Scalar) Dynamics 6 - 8 #3 due Wed, Mar 25
9 Mar 23 - 27 Rigid Motion 11 #4 due April 13
10 - 11 Mar 30 - Apr 8 Multiple Particles 9 #5 due Apr 22
12 - 13 Apr 15 - 24 Coupled Oscillations & Waves 12 - 13 -
14 - 15 Apr 27 - May 6 Special Relativity 14 #6 due May 8