Classical Mechanics I

Homework Page

Dr. Brian A. Raue

Fall, 2015

• All assignments and dates are subject to change
• Reading should be done before the topic is covered in class. Not all of the reading material will be directly covered in lectures.
• Homework is due at the start of class on the due date.

Week	Topic	Reading	Related Materials	HW Sets	Due Date	Solutions
1: Aug. 24	Chapter 1: Matrices, Vectors & Vector Calculus	pp 1-43	Derivation of vel. & acc. in spherical polar coord.	Set 1	Fri. Sept. 4	Set 1
2: Aug. 31	Ch. 1 cont.
3: Sept: 7	Chapter 2: Newtonian Mechanics—Single particle	pp 48-90
Quiz Chapter 1: Wednesday September 9						Quiz 1
4: Sept. 14	Ch. 2 cont.			Set 2	Fri. Sept. 25	Set 2
5: Sept. 21	Chapter 3: Oscillations	pp 99-129		Set 3	Mon. Oct. 5	Set 3
6: Sept. 28	Ch. 3 cont.		Tacoma Narrows Bridge	Set 4	Mon. Oct. 12	Set 4
Quiz Chapter 2: Monday September 28						Quiz 2
7: Oct. 5	Ch. 3 cont. & Chapter 5: Gravitation	pp 182-198		Set 5	Fri. Oct. 23	Set 5
8: Oct. 12	Ch. 5 cont.
Quiz Chapter 3: Wednesday October 14						Quiz 3
9: Oct. 19	Chapter 6: Calculus of Variations	pp 207-224		Set 6	Mon. Nov. 2	Set 6
10: Oct. 26	Chapter 7: Hamilton's Principle—Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics	pp 228-274
Quiz Chapter 5: Wednesday October 28						Quiz 4
11: Nov. 2	Ch. 7 cont.			Set 7	Fri. Nov. 13	Set 7
12: Nov. 9	Chapter 8: Central-Force Motion	pp 287-312		Set 8	Mon. Nov. 30	Set 8
13: Nov. 16	Ch. 8 cont
Quiz Chapters 6 & 7: Wednesday November 18
14: Nov. 23	Chapter 10: Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame	pp 387-407		Set 9	Fri. Dec. 4	Set 9
Quiz Chapter 8: Wednesday December 2						Quiz 6
15: Nov. 30	Ch. 9 cont.
Final Exam: Wednesday December 9						Final