PHYSICS 303
GRADING:
| Tests | 70% | (7 tests, Closed books or notebooks) |
| MatLab Simulations | Extra Credit | Numerical Integrations using MatLab |
| Final Exam | 30% | (Comprehensive) |
Textbook: Classical dynamics of particles and systems (Thornton/Marion), 5th. Ed.
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SCHEDULE (MWF 10-10:50)
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | |||
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| . | . | . | First Day | 8/31: Matrices/Vectors | |||
| . | . | Registration | of Classes | Ch. 1: 1.1-1.4 | |||
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| 9/3: Matrices/Vectors | . | 9/5: Matrices/Vectors | . | 9/7: Matrices/Vectors | |||
| Ch. 1: 1.5-1.8 | . | Ch. 1: 1.9-1.12 | . | Ch. 1: 1.13-1.14 | |||
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| 9/10: Matrices/Vectors | . | 9/12: Matrices/Vectors | . | 9/14: Newton's Laws | |||
| Ch. 1: 1.15-1.17 | . | TEST 1 | . | Ch. 2: 2.1-2.2 | |||
| (Convocation) | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 9/17: Newton's Laws | . | 9/19: Newton's Laws | . | 9/21: Newton's Laws | |||
| Ch. 2: 2.3-2.4 | . | Ch. 2: 2.5-2.6 | . | Ch. 2: 2.7-2.8 | |||
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| 9/24: Newton's Laws | . | 9/26: Oscillations | . | 9/28: Oscillations | |||
| TEST 2 | . | Ch. 3: 3.1-3.2 | . | Ch. 3: 3.3-3.4 | |||
| R-K #1 DUE | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 10/1: Oscillations | . | 10/3: Oscillations | . | 10/5: Oscillations | |||
| Ch. 3: 3.5-3.6 | . | Ch. 3: 3.7-3.8 | . | Ch. 3: 3.9-3.10 | |||
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| 10/8: Oscillations | . | 10/10 Nonlinear/Chaos | . | 10/12: Nonlinear/Chaos | |||
| TEST 3 | . | Ch. 4: 4.1-4.2 | . | Ch. 4: 4.3-4.4 | |||
| R-K #2 DUE | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 10/15: Nonlinear/Chaos | . | 10/17: Nonlinear/Chaos | . | 10/19: Nonlinear/Chaos | |||
| Ch. 4: 4.5-4.6 | Founders' Day | Ch. 4: 4.7-4.8 | . | TEST 4 | |||
| . | . | Mid Semester | . | . | |||
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| . | . | 10/24: Gravitation | . | 10/26: Gravitation | |||
| Fall Break | Fall Break | Ch. 5: 5.1 | . | Ch. 5: 5.2-5.3 | |||
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| 10/29: Gravitation | . | 10/31: Gravitation | . | 11/2: Calc. Variations | |||
| Ch. 5: 5.4-5.5 | . | TEST 5 | . | Ch. 6: 6.1-6.2 | |||
| . | . | R-K #3 DUE | . | . | |||
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| 11/5: Calc. Variations | . | 11/7: Calc. Variations | . | 11/9: Calc. Variations | |||
| Ch. 6: 6.3-6.4 | . | Ch. 6: 6.5-6.7 | . | TEST 6 | |||
| All Saints Day | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 11/12: Hamilton Form. | . | 11/14: Hamilton Form. | . | 11/16: Hamilton Form. | |||
| Ch. 7: 7.1-7.2 | . | Ch. 7: 7.3-7.4 | . | Ch. 7: 7.5-7.6 | |||
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| 11/19: Hamilton Form. | . | 11/21: Hamilton Form. | . | 11/23: Hamilton Form. | |||
| Ch. 7: 7.7-7.8 | . | Ch. 7: 7.9-7.10 | . | Ch. 7: 7.11-7.12 | |||
| Preregistration | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 11/26: Hamilton Form. | . | 11/28: Hamilton Form. | . | . | |||
| Ch. 7: 7.13 | . | Review | Thanksgiving Break | Thanksgiving Break | |||
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| 12/3: Hamilton Form. | . | 12/5 REVIEW | . | 12/7: REVIEW | |||
| TEST 7 | . | . | . | . | |||
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| 12/10: REVIEW | Last Day | 12/2: Reading Day | Examinations | ||||
| Last Class | of Classes | . | Begin |
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