Prerequisites: 01:750:124 or 203 or 271; Corequisite: 01:640:CALC3 or permission of instructor.
Welcome to Classical Mechanics. The course covers intermediate treatment of Newtonian mechanics, including particle dynamics, accelerated and rotating reference frames, and Lagrange's equations. This is a theoretical course, primarily for physics majors. Of course, any student seeking to learn intermediate level Mechanics is welcome!
Schedule
Wednesday 12:00-1:20 PM Busch Campus, ARC-107
Friday 1:40-3:00 PM Busch Campus, ARC-107
Textbook
The textbook (required) is Classical Mechanics by Taylor . This course covers the first 9 Chapters of the textbook. The brief syllabus is here.
Lecturer: Prof. Valery Kiryukhin, Serin W 118
136 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway NJ 08854
(732) 445-5500 x3899.
vkir -at- physics.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Wednesday 11 AM-noon.
Homework will be assigned every week, and will be due in one week (with a few exceptions, such as the Midterm week, and the Thanksgiving week). It will be announced at lectures, and also posted on this web page.
Homework solutions
Here is a link to the directory containing homework and exam solutions. The link is password-protected. Login information was announced at lectures. You can e-mail me if you missed the announcement.
Please do the homework by yourself. I encourage you to work in study groups and discuss problems with your friends, but you have to try the problem yourself FIRST. Remember, doing the problems is the only way to learn the material.
There will be a Midterm in-class Exam, and a Final. The Midterm will be given during the regular class on Oct 26. The Final will take place on Dec 20, from 8-11 AM, at ARC-107. The Final Exam will be cumulative.
The grades will be assigned as follows
· Homework 20%
· Midterm Exam 30%
· Final Exam: 50%
Online gradebook is available for homework and exam scores.