Physics 110A : Lectures and Reading

LECTURES
DATES
LECTURE NOTES

TAYLOR
CHAPTER
#1
Sep. 24
1 & 2
#2 , #3
Sep. 27, 29

Particle Systems

3 & 4
#4, #5, #6
Oct. 1, 4, 6

Mechanics in d=1
4
#7, #8, #9
Oct. 8, 10, 13

Linear oscillations
5
Midterm 1
Oct. 15
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#10, #11, #12
Oct. 18, 20, 22

Calculus of variations
6
#13, #14, #15
Oct. 25, 27, 29

Lagrangian dynamics
7
#16, #17, #18
Nov. 1, 3, 5

Noether's Theorem

7
#19, #20, #21
Nov. 7, 10, 12

Constrained systems
7
Midterm 2
Nov. 17
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#22, #23, #24, #25
Nov. 15,19, 22, 24

Central forces
8
#26, #27, #28
Nov. 29; Dec. 1, 3

Small oscillations
11
Final Review
TBA
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Final Exam
TBA
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