KOÇ UNIVERSITY SPRING 2006 SEMESTER
PHYS 311 – ADVANCED CLASSICAL MECHANICS
COURSE INFORMATION
Pre-requisites: PHYS 201 or consent the instructor
Instructor: Özgür E. MüstecaplıoğluOffice: SCI 155
Phone: 338 1424
E-Mail: omustecap@ku.edu.tr
Website: https://mysite.ku.edu.tr/omustecap/
Textbook: Marion – Thornton, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, (Brooks/Cole–Thomson Learning, 5th ed., 2004)
Days & Times:
(TUB4) Tuesday – 14:00 –15:15 SCI B10
(THB4) Thursday 14:00 –15:15 SCI B10
(THA7) Thursday 15:30 – 16:45 (Office Hours)
Exams and Grading:
- Midterm exam 1: (20%)
- Midterm exam 2: (20%)
- Final exam: (40%) Final exam will be scheduled by the registrar.
- Homeworks: (10%) There will be 5 HWs. Some questions will require use of mathematical software such as MatLab or Mathematica. No late HWs will be accepted.
- Quizzes: (10%) There will be 5-10 pop-up quizzes
- Attendance will be taken and may affect the final letter grade.
- Make Up exams can be given, but will be harder than the regular exam.
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Week |
Subject (Chapter |
Week |
Subject (Chapter in Book) |
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1 |
Feb.13 |
Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos (Ch.4) |
8 |
Apr.10 |
Dynamics of Systems of Particles (Ch.9) Motion in a Noninertial Frame (Ch.10) |
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2 |
Feb.20 |
Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos (Ch.4) |
9 |
Apr.17 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies (Ch. 11) |
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3 |
Feb.27 |
Calculus of Variations (Ch. 5) |
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Apr.24 |
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies (Ch. 11) |
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4 |
Mar.06 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Ch. 7) |
10 |
May01 |
Coupled Oscillations (Ch. 12) |
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Mar.13 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Ch. 7) |
11 |
May08 |
Coupled Oscillations (Ch. 12) |
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5 |
Mar.20 |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Ch. 7) |
12 |
May11 |
Midterm II 14:00-15:15 SCI B10 (Chs. 10,11,12) |
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6 |
Mar.27 |
Dynamics of Systems of Particles (Ch.9) |
13 |
May15 |
Waves (Ch. 13) |
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7 |
Mar.30 |
Midterm I 14:00-15:15 SCI B10 (Chs. 4,5,7,9) |
14 |
May22 |
Special Relativity (Ch. 14) |
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Apr.03 |
Spring Vacation |
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TBA |
Final Exam (Chs. |