INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL MECHANICS
Physics 401 - Fall 2007
Lecture Plan

Week Lectures Lecture Dates Chapters Topics (approximate)
1 1,2 Sep 5, 7 1 Vectors, Matrices, Cylindrical Coordinates.
2 3,4,5 Sep 10,12,14 1-2 Vector Calculus, 1-Particle Mechanics
3 6,7,8 Sep 17,19,21 2 Potential Energy, Equilibrium
4 9,10,11 Sep 24,26,28 2-3 Simple Harmonic Oscillator
5 12,13,14 Oct 1,3,5 3,5 Forced Oscillations, Gravitation
6 15,16,17 Oct 8,10,12 5-7 Calculus of Variations, Hamilton's Principle
7 18,19 Oct 17,19* 7 Lagrangian Dynamics
8 20,21,22 Oct 22,24,26 7-8 Hamiltonian Dynamics, Central Force Motion
9 23,24,25 Oct 29,31; Nov 2 8 Orbits, Planetary Motion
10 26,27,28 Nov 5,7,9 9 Dynamics of a System of Particles
11 29,30,31 Nov 12,14,16* 9-10 Non-Inertial Reference Frames
12 32,33 Nov 19,21 10-11 Rigid-body Rotation, Inertia Tensor 
13 34,35,36 Nov 26,28,30 11-12 Euler's Equations, Coupled Oscillations
14 37,38,39 Dec 3,5,7 12 Normal Modes, Loaded String
15 40 Dec 10 13 Weakly Coupled Oscillators

*Exam 1: Friday October 19;   Exam 2: Friday November 16