Syllabus for Physics 208, spring 2004 (modified April 19, 2004)

The text is "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems" by S.T. Thornton and J.B. Marion , Thomspon Brook/Cole fifth edition.
 
                                                                                    Homework assigned if bold
W Jan. 21       Ch. 2 Newton's 3 laws
F         23
M        26    snow
W        28                                                                    no homework
F         30
Feb     2
W         4      Ch. 3 Simple harmonic motion                2.1, 2.8, 2.11, 2.13,2.14
F         6
      9
W         11                                                                  2.19, 2.26, 2.27, 2.32, 2.43
F           13
M        16     
W        18        Ch. 4 Non-linear dynamics                   3.5, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.17
F          20       Test 1, in-class (ch. 2+3)
M        23
W        25                                                                  3,20, 3.23, 3.28, 3.29, 3.33
F          27       
Mar   1   Ch.5 Gravitation
W         3                                                                  4.5, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.12
F           5      Ch.6 Variational calculations

March  6-14      Springbreak
M        15
W        17                                                                 5.7,5.85.11; 5,15; 5.16
F          19
M        22       Ch. 7 Hamilton, Lagrange
W        24                                                                  6,1, 6.4, 6.7; 6.11, 6.11
F          26     Test2, take-home (ch.4 to 6 incl.)  available at 11 am.
M        29      test due 5 pm
W        31    
F Apr     2
M        5
     7                                                                   7.3, 7.6, 7.7, 7.10, 7.13
F         9
M        12
W        14       Ch.8 Central force motion                    7.18, 7.20, 7.21,7.23, 7.24
F        16
M        19
W        21                                                                  7.26, 7.29. 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
F         23
M        26
W        28                                                                 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.10
F        30    Last day of class                                   no problem session

Final: questions available on May 7 at noon, answers due May 11 at noon. No exceptions except officially motivated.