PHYS400/500 - Analytical Mechanics II

PHYS 400/500 - Analytical Mechanics II

Description Lectures Assignments Grading	Assignments - Spring 2011 - Dr. Fortner Lectures are M 6:00-8:40 in room FW 227 The first meeting will be on Friday Jan 16 from 3:30-6:20 Required texts: Hand and Finch - Analytical Mechanics Aris -Vectors, Tensors, and the Basic Equations of Fluid Dynamics
	Week	Assigned Date	Due Date	Problems
	1. Martin Luther King Holiday
	2. Lagrange's Equations	1/24	1/31	H&F chapter 1: Question 6 (p. 16), Problems 2, 6, 12, 20
	3. Hamilton's Principle	1/31	2/7	H&F chapter 1: Problem 25 H&F chapter 2: Question 3 (p. 52), Problems 8, 13, 15
	4. Oscillators	2/7	2/14	H&F chapter 3: Question 2 (p. 87), Problems 5, 10, 16, 21
	5. Central Force	2/14	2/21	H&F chapter 4: Question 2 (p. 127), Problems 9, 12, 17, 24
	6. Hamilton's Equations	2/21	2/28	H&F chapter 5: Questions 4 (p. 174), 6 (p.189) , Problems 2, 8, 16
	7. Vectors	2/28	3/7	Aris Exercises 2.32.2 (p. 17), 3.16.1 (p. 51), 3.24.4 (p. 57) H&F chapter 7: Problems 4, 8
	8. Accelerated Systems	3/7	3/21	H&F chapter 5: Problem 12 H&F chapter 7: Questions 11 (p. 266), 13 (p. 271), Problems 10, 16
	Spring Break
	9. Tensors	3/21	3/28	Aris Exercises 2.42.1 (p. 22), 2.5.1 (p. 28), 5.15.2 (p. 106) H&F chapter 8: Question 1 (p. 287), Problem 6
	10. Body Motion	4/4	4/11	H&F chapter 8: Questions 4 (p. 293), 9 (p.302), Problems 15, 20
	11. Fluid Dynamics	4/4	4/11	Aris Exercises 4.12.1 (p. 80), 5.22.3 (p. 109), 6.11.3 (p. 115), 6.2.3 (p. 120 applied to 5.22.3)
	12. Small Vibrations	4/11	4/18	H&F chapter 9: Questions 3 (p. 348), 11 (p. 359), Problems 3, 11, 21
	13. Non-Linear Mechanics	4/18	4/22	H&F chapter 10: Question 2 (p. 388), Problems 7, 17
	14. Special Relativity	4/22	5/2	H&F chapter 12: Question 7 (p. 505), Problems 4, 8, 10, 14
	15. 4-Vectors
		5/9	Final Exam

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