Calendar


LEC # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Intro and vector definitions
2 Motion in cartesian and polar coordinates
3 Newton's laws and forces Problem set 1 due
4 Application of Newton's laws I
5 Application of Newton's laws II Problem set 2 due
6 Momentum
Exam 1
7 Collisions I
8 Rocket motion Problem set 3 due
9 Energy
10 Potential energy Problem set 4 due
11 Energy conservation
12 Collisions II Problem set 5 due
Exam 2
13 Fixed axis rotation
14 Moment of Inertia Problem set 6 due
15 Rotational and translational motion
16 Rigid body motion Problem set 7 due
17 Gyroscopic motion I
18 Gyroscopic motion II Problem set 8 due
19 Cavendish experiment
Exam 3
20 Moment of Inertia tensor
21 Euler's equations/accelerated reference frames Project due
22 Accelerated and rotating reference frames Problem set 9 due
23 Central force motion and Kepler's laws
24 Foundations of relativity
Final exam