Phys 410 - Classical Mechanics
University of Maryland, College Park
Fall 2011, Professor: Ted Jacobson
Tentative course plan - will be adjusted during semester.

Numbers refer to book chapters (and sometimes sections).

Date Tuesday
Thursday
Sept. 1

1,4  Newton's laws, energy
Sept. 6,8
4      energy
6     calculus of variations
Sept. 13, 15
6,7   Lagrangian mechanics
7
Sept. 20, 22
7
7
Sept. 27, 28
7
8    2-body problem
Oct. 4, 6
8
9    non-inertial frames
Oct. 11, 13
9
11  coupled oscillators
Oct. 18, 20
R (15)  special relativity
R (15)
Oct. 25, 27
review
EXAM 1
Nov. 1, 3
R (15)
R (15)
Nov. 8, 10
R (15)
R, GR  general relativity
Nov. 15, 17
R,GR
13   Hamiltonian mechanics
Nov. 22
13  

Nov. 29, Dec. 1


Dec. 6, 8


Dec. 13


Dec 16, Friday
8-10am
FINAL EXAM