This is a first course in classical mechanics for first year (Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science) B.Sc. students
The course is scheduled to meet from 10:30 am to 11:45 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning 2 August, 2022.
In person lectures will be conducted in Lecture Hall 5. Online lectures will be conducted via zoom.
Attendance is required and will contribute to the course grade.Some course information will be posted on Moodle
Depending on availability of time, the course will aim to address some aspects of Vectors, polar coordinates, kinematics and vector calculus, Galileo's principle of relativity, Newton's laws, forces, momentum, energy, work, angular momentum, conserved quantities, collisions, motion in one dimension, small oscillations, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, motion in accelerating frames and special relativity.Some text/reference books are listed here.
Some brief lecture notes are here.
Problem set 1 is due by 6pm, Monday Aug 8, 2022
Problem set 2 is due by 6pm, Wednesday Aug 17, 2022
Problem set 3 is due by 6pm, Friday Aug 26, 2022
Problem set 4 is due by 6pm, Monday Sep 5, 2022
Problem set 5 is due by 6pm, Monday Sep 12, 2022
Problem set 6 is due by 6pm, Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Problem set 7 is due by 6pm, Friday Oct 21, 2022
Problem set 8 is due by 6pm, Friday Nov 4, 2022
The final exam will be closed-book and is scheduled for 2pm in Rooms 803 and 804 on Friday 25 November, 2022. Computers/phones/notes/books/discussions are not permitted. Answers must be written with a blue pen.