Physics 401 - Fall 2011 - Prof. Hall - M/W/F 10:00 to 10:50 am, W 11:00 to 11:50

Week

Date

Lecture Topics

French

Hirose

Homework Due

1

26-Jan

Simple harmonic oscillator

27-Jan

Simple harmonic oscillator

p 3-6, 41, 42

1.1

2

31-Jan

complex exponentials

51-53

1.2

1

2-Feb

complex exponentials

7-14, 43-45

3.1

3-Feb

Forced oscillator

78-82

3.2

3

7-Feb

damped oscillator

78-82

1.7

2

9-Feb

damped oscillator

62-67

1.6

10-Feb

damped oscillator

82-89

1.6

4

14-Feb

electrical oscillators

82-89

1.6

3

16-Feb

electrical oscillators

101-104

1.5

17-Feb

phasors

101-104

1.5

5

21-Feb

phasors

4

23-Feb

transients

92-96

24-Feb

transients

92-96

6

28-Feb

Exam review

5

1-Mar

Exam 1

2-Mar

Two coupled oscillators

119-131

7

6-Mar

Two coupled oscillators, transverse waves

119-131

8-Mar

N oscillators

135-153

9-Mar

N oscillators

135-153

8

13-Mar

Continuous systems & Fourier Analysis

161-196

6

15-Mar

Continuous systems & Fourier Analysis

161-196

16-Mar

Continuous systems & Fourier Analysis

161-196

9

20-Mar

Spring Break

22-Mar

Spring Break

23-Mar

Spring Break

10

27-Mar

7

29-Mar

30-Mar

11

3-Apr

8

5-Apr

6-Apr

12

10-Apr

9

12-Apr

13-Apr

13

17-Apr

Exam review

10

19-Apr

Exam 2

20-Apr

14

24-Apr

26-Apr

27-Apr

15

1-May

11

3-May

4-May

16

8-May

12

10-May

Exam review

14-May

Final Exam - 8:00 am - 10:00 am