Syllabus:

  • Course Content
  • Course Policy

    Lecture Notes:

  • Lecture 1: Introduction: Kinematics, Dynamics
  • Lecture 2: Hamilton's Principle, Euler-Lagrange equation
  • Lecture 3: Lagrange equation: Examples, Conservation laws
  • Lecture 4: Integration of the equation of motion, Central field
  • Lecture 5: Small oscillations
  • Lecture 6: Small oscillations: Examples
  • Lecture 7: Damped oscillations, Resonances
  • Lecture 8: Motion of a rigid body
  • Lecture 9: Motion of a rigid body : Examples
  • Lecture 10: Hamiltonian dynamics
  • Lecture 11: Elastic continua
  • Lecture 12: Fluid dynamics
  • Eigenvalue problems
  • Euler Angles
  • Legendre Transformation

    Exercises:

  • Motion in central field
  • Rigid body motion
  • Midterm #2 Practice
  • Midterm #1 Exam
  • Midterm #1 Solution

    Homeworks:

  • Homework 1: Due 09/05/2007
  • Homework 1: Solution
  • Homework 2: Due 09/12/2007
  • Homework 2: Solution
  • Homework 3: Due 09/19/2007
  • Homework 3: Solution
  • Homework 4: Due 09/26/2007
  • Homework 5: Due 10/3/2007
  • Homework 4: Solution
  • Homework 5: Solution
  • Homework 6: Due 10/10/2007
  • Homework 6: Solution
  • Homework 7: Due 10/24/2007
  • Homework 7: Solution
  • Homework 8: Due 10/31/2007
  • Homework 8: Solution
  • Homework 9: Due 11/07/2007
  • Homework 9: Solution
  • Homework 10: Due 11/14/2007
  • Homework 10: Solution
  • Homework 11: Due 11/28/2007
  • Homework 11: Solution

    Grades:

  • P305 grades 2007

    Computational Projects:

  • CP 2007

    Teaching Projects:

  • teaching schedule 2007