Instructor: Dr. Jusak Tandean, jtandean@ulv.edu

Textbook: Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 5th Ed., by Thornton & Marion

 

Week of	Lecture Topics	Chapter
Sep 12 19	Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus	1
26	Newtonian Mechanics - Single Particle	2
Oct   3	Oscillations	3
10	Gravitation	5
17	Calculus of Variations Exam 1  (Oct 20)	6
24 31	Hamiltonian & Lagrangian Mechanics	7
Nov   7	Central-Force Motion	8
14 21	Dynamics of System of Particles	9
28	Motion in Noninertial Reference Frame Exam 2  (Dec 1)	10
Dec   5	Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos	4
12	Final-Exam Week

Return to PHYS 342 Homepage