Classical
Mechanics
Fall 2011
MWF 9:35-10:25AM
117
DeBartolo
Instructor: Bruce Bunker / bunker@nd.edu / 1-7219 / 333G Nieuwland
TA: Ali Snedden / asnedden@nd.edu / 1-3583 / 341 Nieuwland
Text: Goldstein, Poole, and Safko, Classical Mechanics (3rd Edition)
(errata for early printings at http://astro.physics.sc.edu/goldstein/)
Additional
References (on reserve in the Chem/Phys library):
Jose and Saletan, Classical dynamics : a contemporary approach
Landau and Lifshitz, Mechanics (3rd Edition)
Final Exam:
1:15-4:00 Wednesday 12-13, Rm. 202 Nieuwland.
PPT
Slides: 09-27-11.pdf 09-29-11.pdf 10-03-11.pdf 10-05-11.pdf 12-7-11
Nonlinear Systems
Homework
assignments, announcements, etc. will be posted on this page.
Homework
Problem Sets
|
Chapter |
Problems |
Due |
|
1 |
5, 13, 19,
21 |
Friday,
Sep. 2 |
|
2 |
4, 6, 13,
18 |
Friday,
Sep. 9 |
|
3 |
19, 21-22,
28, 33 |
Wednesday,
Sep 21 |
|
4 |
6, 17, 22 |
Wednesday,
Sep. 28 |
|
5 |
6, 15, 21 |
Friday,
Oct. 7 |
|
6 |
3, 4, 18 |
Friday,
Oct. 28 |
|
8 |
13, 19, 24 |
Wednesday,
Nov. 9 |
|
9 |
4, 16, 31 |
Friday,
Nov. 18 |
|
10 |
5, 13, 17 |
Tuesday,
Dec. 6 |
Course
grade will be based on homework problems assigned from each chapter, a midterm
exam, and a final exam.
Weighting for final grade: homework 25%, midterm 25%, final exam 40%, class
participation 10%.
Background: TwoLorenzOrbits.jpg from Wikimedia Commons,
showing sensitivity to initial conditions.