Prof. Douglas Fields
Email: fields@unm.edu
Office: PAIS 3220
Monday, Wednsday, Friday 10:00 - 10:50, PAIS 1140.
Textbook for the class
John R. Taylor, Classical Mechanics
Instructor
Before or after class times, or during problem sessions (see below).
Grader
The grader is ??? and can be reached via email at ???@unm.edu
The grading in the course will be based on your performance on four midterm exams (best 3/4 exams) and your homework grade. If you must quarantine, you must arrange to have your exams proctored via zoom.
Homework is due (once per chapter) before class on the day it is due (see below).
Listed officially as PHYS 314 001, will take place in PAIS 1140 on Fridays from 1:00 to 1:50am. If there is enough interest, I will offer another section at a time to be determined.
Week/Lec.# | Date | Before Class Reading | Homework (Due before class) | Subject |
1/1 | Wed. 01/18 | Sections 8.1 - 8.2 | |
Central Forces, Reduced Mass |
1/2 | Fri. 01/20 | Sections 8.3 - 8.4 | |
Effective Potential |
2/3 | Mon. 01/23 | Sections 8.5 - 8.6 | |
Kepler Orbits |
2/4 | Wed. 01/25 | Sections 8.7 - 8.8 | Changes to Orbits | |
2/5 | Fri. 01/27 | Chapter 8 | Review and work Problems | |
3/6 | Mon. 01/30 | Sections 9.1 - 9.2 | Set 1: 8.2, 8.4, 8.8, 8.10, 8.12, 8.14, 8.16, 8.17, 8.18, 8.22, 8.24, 8.26, 8.30, 8.34 |
Accelerating Frames and Tides |
3/7 | Wed. 02/01 | Sections 9.3 - 9.4 | Rotating Frames | |
3/8 | Fri. 02/03 | Sections 9.5 - 9.6 | |
Newton's 2nd Law in Non-inertial Frames |
4/9 | Mon. 02/06 | Sections 9.7 - 9.8 | |
Coriolis ''Force'' |
4/10 | Wed. 02/08 | Sections 9.9 - 9.10 | |
Foucaullt Pendulum |
4/11 | Fri. 02/10 | Chapter 9 | |
Review and work problems |
Mon. 02/13 | Chapters 8 and 9 | Set 2: 9.2, 9.6, 9.9, 9.10, 9.12, 9.14, 9.16, 9.18, 9.19, 9.22, 9.26, 9.28, 9.30, 9.32, 9.34 |
Exam 1 | |
5/12 | Wed. 02/15 | Sections 10.1 - 10.2 | Rotation of Rigid Bodies | |
5/13 | Fri. 02/17 | Sections 10.3 - 10.4 | |
Inertia Tensor |
6/14 | Mon. 02/20 | Sections 10.5 - 10.6 | |
Eigenvalue Equations |
6/15 | Wed. 02/22 | Sections 10.7 - 10.8 | |
Euler's Equations |
6/16 | Fri. 02/24 | Sections 10.9 - 10.10 | Motion of a Spinning Top | |
7/17 | Mon. 02/27 | Chapter 10 | Review and Work Problems | |
7/18 | Wed. 03/01 | Sections 11.1 - 11.2 | Set 3: 10.2, 10.6, 10.8, 10.12, 10.14, 10.16, 10.18, 10.20, 10.24, 10.30, 10.32, 10.36, 10.40, 10.42, 10.45, 10.48, 10.52, 10.56 |
Coupled Oscillators |
7/19 | Fri. 03/03 | Sections 11.3 - 11.4 | |
Weak coupling and the Lagrangian approach |
8/20 | Mon. 03/06 | Sections 11.5 - 11.6 | |
Generalization |
8/21 | Wed. 03/08 | Section 11.7 | |
Normal Coordinates |
8/22 | Fri. 03/10 | Chapter 11 | |
Review and Work Problems |
Week of 03/12 | Spring Break | |||
10/23 | Mon. 03/20 | Chapter 10 and 11 | Set 4: 11.2, 11.4, 11.6, 11.9, 11.12, 11.14, 11.16, 11.22, 11.24, 11.25, 11.28, 11.32, 11.34 |
Review and Work Problems |
Wed. 03/22 | Chapters 10 and 11 | Exam 2 | ||
11/17 | Mon. 04/5 | Sections 13.1 - 13.2 | |
Hamiltonian Formalism |
11/18 | Wed. 04/7 | Sections 13.3 - 13.5 | |
Examples |
12/19 | Mon. 04/12 | Sections 13.6 - 13.7 | Phase Space | |
Wed. 04/14 | Chapters 11, 13 | Set 6: 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.7, 13.8, 13.10, 13.12, 13.17, 13.18, 13.20, 13.23, 13.26, 13.31, 13.32, 13.35 |
Exam 3 | |
13/20 | Mon. 04/19 | Chapter 12 Group | |
Student Presentations |
13/21 | Wed. 04/21 | Chapter 12 Group | |
Student Presentations |
14/22 | Mon. 04/26 | Chapter 14 Group | |
Student Presentations |
14/22 | Wed. 04/28 | Chapter 14 Group | |
Student Presentations |
15/23 | Mon. 05/3 | Chapter 15 Group | |
Student Presentations |
15/24 | Wed. 05/5 | Chapter 15 Group | |
Student Presentations |
15/24 | Mon. 5/10 | Chapter 16 Group | |
Student Presentations |
15/24 | Wed. 5/12 | Chapter 16 Group | |
Student Presentations |