Phys 318: Theoretical Mechanics I

Fall Semester 2006

• Contact information

  Professor:	Robin Côté	Office	Thursday
  Office:	P-114	Hours:	1:00-2:00 PM
  Phone:	(860) 486-4912		or by appointment
  email:	rcote@phys.uconn.edu

• Text book: Classical Mechanics, 3rd ed., Goldstein, Poole & Safko, Addison-Wesley, San Diego (CA), 2002. (ISBN 0-201-65702-3). See the following link for updates on the book.
• Lectures: Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30-11:45 AM, Room P-121.
• Assessment: There will be bi-weekly written homework assignments, one written midterm exam, and one final exam. The following weights are used in calculating the final grade in the course.

  Homework	30%
  Midterm	30%
  Final	40%

• Academic misconduct: There is a zero-tolerance policy for any form of academic misconduct. An explanation of academic misconduct can be found at http://www.doas,uconn.edu. See Section VI of The Student Conduct Code by clicking on Judicial Affairs, then Student Code, then Part VI: Academic Integrity in Undergraduate Education and Research. Also see the link to Judicial Process FAQ which is available on the Judicial Affairs link.

• Course Outline:

  1-	Survey of classical mechanics
  2-	Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equation
  3-	Central Forces
  4-	Rigid Body Motion
  5-	Oscillations
  6-	Hamilton Equations
  7-	Canonical Transformations
  8-	Hamilton-Jacobi Theory
  9-	Continuous Systems