Physics 3101, Mechanics I
(Fall Semester 2010)

Academic Calendar and Homework Assignments

Week Date Chapter/Exam Homework  
1 Aug 30 Ch. 1, Strategies for solving problems    
  Sep 1 Ch. 1, Strategies for solving problems    
  Sep 3 Ch. 2, Statics    
2 Sep 6 Labor Day - No classes    
  Sep 8 Ch. 2, Statics HW1 due  
  Sep 10 Ch. 3, Newton's laws    
3 Sep 13 Ch. 3, Newton's laws HW2 due  
  Sep 15 Ch. 3, Newton's laws    
  Sep 17 Ch. 4, Oscillations    
4 Sep 20 Ch. 4, Oscillations HW3 due  
  Sep 22 Ch. 4, Oscillations    
  Sep 24 Ch. 5, Conservation laws    
5 Sep 27 Ch. 5, Conservation laws HW4 due  
  Sep 29 Ch. 5, Conservation laws    
  Oct 1 Ch. 5, Conservation laws    
6 Oct 4 Midterm I HW5 due  
  Oct 6 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations    
  Oct 8 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations    
7 Oct 11 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations HW6 due  
  Oct 13 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations    
  Oct 15 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations    
8 Oct 18 Ch. 6, Lagrange equations HW7 due  
  Oct 20 Ch. 6, Lagrange equation    
  Oct 22 Ch. 7, Central forces    
9 Oct 25 Ch. 7, Central forces HW8 due  
  Oct 27 Ch. 7, Central forces    
  Oct 29 Ch. 7, Central forces    
10 Nov 1 Midterm II HW9 due  
  Nov 3 Ch. 8, Angular momentum    
  Nov 5 Ch. 8, Angular momentum    
11 Nov 8 Ch. 8, Angular momentum HW10 due  
  Nov 10 Ch. 9, Motion of rigid bodies    
  Nov 12 Ch. 9, Motion of rigid bodies    
12 Nov 15 Ch. 9, Motion of rigid bodies HW11 due  
  Nov 17 Ch. 9, Motion of rigid bodies    
  Nov 19 Ch. 9, Motion of rigid bodies    
13 Nov 23 Thanksgiving recess    
  Nov 25 Thanksgiving recess    
  Nov 27 Thanksgiving recess    
14 Nov 29 Ch. 10, Accelerating reference frames    
  Dec 1 Ch. 10, Accelerating reference frames    
  Dec 3 Ch. 10, Accelerating reference frames    
15 Dec 6 Ch. 15W, Hamiltonian mechanics HW12 due  
  Dec 8 Ch. 15W, Hamiltonian mechanics    
  Dec 10 Ch. 15W, Hamiltonian mechanics    
16 TBA FINAL EXAM