Physics 507: Classical Mechanics, Fall
2023
Lectures: Mondays and
Thursdays, 12:10 - 1:30 pm, Hill Center, rm 009 (in the
basement)
To benefit most from the lectures, it's
best to read the text ahead of lecture. Then, you can ask
questions that wouldn't otherwise come up. Don't hesitate to
ask questions during and after lectures. Outside of lectures
you can always reach me by e-mail.
Text: H.
Goldstein,
Classical Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 3rd edition,
ISBN-10:
9780201657029
Also consider L. D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz,
Mechanics, Butterworth Heinemann, 3rd edition
Syllabus:
My current plan is to cover
Goldstein, Chapters 1-6, 8, 9, and 10. If there is a strong
interest on your part (let me know), we can cover Chapter 7
(Special Relativity) and/or Chapter 10 (Classical Chaos)
and/or Chapter 13 (Classical Field Theory). But then we'll
have to skip something, e.g., Chapters 4 & 5 (Rigid
Body Mechanics).
Homework
Grader: Mr. Phillip
Rechani pjr93 at physics.rutgers.edu
Exams:
TBD (midterm & final or just final)
Grade breakdown between
homework and exams: TBD
Homework 1: Goldstein Ch. 1 problems 12 (escape
velocity), 14 (two points joined by a rod), 21 (two mass points
connected by a string), 23 (equations of
motion
for vertically falling particle), due Mon, Sep 18, 11:59pm
Homework 2: Goldstein Ch. 2 problems 12
(generalized mechanics), 18 (point mass on a massless hoop), 19
(particle in a field force produced by various mass
distributions), 23 (two particles of masses m1 and m2),
due Mon, Sep 25, 11:59pm
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