Last modified: May 08, 2010

Physics 3102
Mechanics II

Spring Semester 2010

• Course Grades   (full screen link),  last updated May 11, 2010

• Final Exam   (full screen link),  last updated May 09, 2010
• Midterms   (full screen link),  last updated May 11, 2010
• Homework Assignments  (full screen link) last updated May 11, 2010

• Syllabus   (full screen link)  (pdf [ 61K]), (Google docs viewer), last updated January 19, 2010
• Academic Calendar   (full screen link)  (pdf [ 41K]), (Google docs viewer), last updated January 19, 2010

• Physics 3101 Mechanics I, Fall Semester 2009 homepage

• Textbook website:

  • Book description, sample chapters, errata, Google books link, additional chapter

• Administrative Information:

  • Department of Physics, University of Connecticut
  • UConn Office of Registrar: Spring 2010 Academic Calendar
  • UConn Office of Registrar: Religious holidays
  • UConn Office of Registrar: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
  • Office of Student Services & Advocacy (aka Dean of Students Office)
  • Career Services

• Online books: Mechanics

  • David Tong, Lectures on Classical Dynamics
  • J. B. Tatum, Classical Mechanics
  • Richard Fitzpatrick, Analytical Classical Mechanics
  • Gerald Jay Sussman, Jack Wisdom, Meinhard E. Mayer, Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics
  • John Baez, Classical Mechanics

  Online books: Mathematics

  • James Nearing, Mathematical Tools for Physics
  • Michael Stone and Paul Goldbart, Mathematics for Physics

  Online books: Programming

  • Mark Pilgrim, Dive into Python
  • Mark Pilgrim, Dive into Python 3
  • Jeffrey Elkner, Allen B. Downey, and Chris Meyers, How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python
  • Allen B. Downey, Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist
  • Steven F. Lott, Building Skills in Programming: How to Write Your Own Software Using Python
  • Non-Programmer's Tutorial for Python

• Online courses:

  • Prof. W. Lewin's MIT Physics 8.01 video: Classical Mechanics.
  • MIT 8.012 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 2008.
  • MIT 8.09 Classical Mechanics, Fall 2006.
  • MIT 12.006J / 18.353J Nonlinear Dynamics I: Chaos, Fall 2005.

• Computing with python:

  • Python for scientists who program
  • Minimal Python for Scientific Computing
  • A Gentle Introduction to Programming Using Python

• Online Computer Algebra Systems:

  • Wolfram Mathematica online integrator, http://www.integrals.com/

• Useful Links:

  • The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation
  • History of Physics
  • PhysicsWeb
  • Calculus Resources On-line
  • Wikipedia, Classical Mechanics
  • Google Classical Mechanics

• Videos:

  • 7 video lectures by R. Feynman, The Character of Physical Law

    "This is Feynman's unique take on the problems and puzzles that lie at the heart of physical theory - with Newton's Law of Gravitation; on whether time can ever go backwards; on maths as the supreme language of nature. Demonstrates Feynman's knack of finding the right everyday illustration to bring out the essence of a complicated principle - e.g. brilliant analogy between the law of conservation energy and the problem of drying yourself with wet towels."

  • MIT 6.00 Introduction to Computer Science and Programming, Fall 2008

    "... This subject is aimed at students with little or no programming experience. It aims to provide students with an understanding of the role computation can play in solving problems. It also aims to help students, regardless of their major, to feel justifiably confident of their ability to write small programs that allow them to accomplish useful goals. The class will use the Python programming language ..."

• Images:

  • Gallery of fluid mechanics

• To the Home Page of Michael Rozman

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Last modified: May 08, 2010