SPRING 2006 SEMESTER
PHYS 311 – ADVANCED CLASSICAL MECHANICS
COURSE INFORMATION
Pre-requisites: PHYS 201
or consent of the instructor
Instructor: Özgür E.
Müstecaplıoğlu
Office: SCI
155
Phone: 338 1424
E-Mail: omustecap@ku.edu.tr
WWW: http://home.ku.edu.tr/~omustecap
Textbook: Marion
- Thornton, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, (Brooks/Cole-Thomson
Learning, 5th ed.,
2004)
Days & Times: (TUB4) Tuesday
(THB4) Thursday
(THA7) Thursday
Exams and
Grading: Midterm exam 1: (20%)
Midterm exam 2: (20%)
Final
exam: (40%) Final exam will be scheduled by the registrar.
Homeworks: (10%) There will be 5 HWs. Some questions
will require use of mathematical software such as MatLab or Mathematica.
No late HWs will be accepted.
Quizzes: (10%) There will be 5-10 pop-up quizzes.
Attendance will be taken and may
affect the final letter grade.
Make Up exams can be given, but will be harder than the regular
exam.
Week |
Subject (Chapter
in book) |
Week |
Subject (Chapter in Book) |
||
1 |
Feb.13 |
Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos (Ch.4) |
8 |
Apr.10 |
Dynamics of Systems of Particles (Ch.9) Motion in a Noninertial Frame (Ch.10) |
2 |
Feb.20 |
Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos (Ch.4) |
9 |
Apr.17 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies ( |
3 |
Feb.27 |
Calculus of Variations ( |
|
Apr.24 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies ( |
4 |
Mar.06 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics ( |
10 |
May01 |
Coupled Oscillations ( |
|
Mar.13 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics ( |
11 |
May08 |
Coupled Oscillations ( |
5 |
Mar.20 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics ( |
12 |
May11 |
Midterm II (Chs. 10,11,12) |
6 |
Mar.27 |
Dynamics of Systems of Particles (Ch.9) |
13 |
May15 |
Waves ( |
7 |
Mar.30 |
Midterm I (Chs. 4,5,7,9) |
14 |
May22 |
Special Relativity ( |
|
Apr.03 |
Spring Vacation |
|
TBA |
Final Exam (Chs.
4,5,7,9-13) |