Graduate Classical Mechanics (PHYSICS 603) -
Spring Semester 2007
- ODU
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 16:20 - 17:35 Room 303, OCNPS
Office hours:
- Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m in my OCNPS office Room 223
- Thursdays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Physics
Learning Center
(room 142 OCNPS)
- and by appointment (send email or see me after class).
News and announcements
This webpage will be periodically
updated - return later for more
up-to-date information.
- 4/26/07: This is it!
I've posted the lecture notes for the last lecture on Tuesday below.
Remember that the FINAL EXAM is due by 5:00 p.m. on MONDAY, April 30th,
either in my OCNPS Phys. Dept. mailbox or by FAX or email. Good Luck!
- Important Note: Your project
is due on Tuesday, April 24 (last day of class). At the minimum, you
need to hand me a write-up (an expanded and corrected version of what
you gave me for your midterm), a program printout, and some sample
graphs for different input parameters, showing the kinematic variables
vs. time and (if applicable) against each other. Don't wait until the
last minute if you have any questions for me.
- I will hand out the Final Exam
on Thursday, April 19 (when your last HW problem set will also be due).
Officially the Final is due on Thursday, April 26, but I will accept
your submission until end of business, April 30 (Monday). Remember that
you cannot talk to anyone (other than me) about the Final.
- I will be out of town on Tuesday, April 17, on an important
Physics Department mission, so we'll have to cancel class and office hour for that
day...
- A fascinating
little story in "Physical Review Letters" - Einstein is still good
for surprises!
- 2/22/07 - Here is your MIDTERM EXAM! Note: You may NOT work
together with another student on the exam (except for part 3 if you
have a joint project) - all work must be your own and you have to quote
all material that you used. The midterm is due back to me on THURSDAY, 3/15
(second class after spring break).
Physics Colloquium
Colloquia will be held most Tuesday afternoons, at 3:00 p.m. Please
plan
to attend - they are mandatory for graduate students!
Further
Information
Syllabus - revised 1/9/07!
Preliminary Schedule
- revised 1/9/07 and again 2/1/07!
HW Problem Set #1
HW Problem Set #2
HW Problem Set #3
HW Problem Set #4
HW Problem Set #5
HW Problem Set #6
HW Problem Set #7
HW Problem Set #8
HW Problem Set #9
HW Problem Set #10
HW Problem Set #11
Lecture Notes
Week 1
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Week 8
Week 9
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Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14-15
Last Lecture
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