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The course is aimed mainly at physics majors, for whom this course is the first ‘serious’ mechanics course. As such, the material covered in this course will be assumed knowledge for many of your future physics courses, some of which will develop the ideas that you have met here further. Students are therefore expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the concepts that they encounter in this course. | |||
In this course, we will be attempting to analyze mechanical systems (as opposed to memorising them), beginning with systems consisting of a single particle. To do this, we will use certain tools. Among these tools, several branches of mathematics, including arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, are indispensable. You are therefore expected to be comfortable with each of these areas in order to use them to solve physics problems. | |||
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* Title: Intermediate Mechanics, Physics 3221, Section 1, 3 credit hours | * Title: Intermediate Mechanics, Physics 3221, Section 1, 3 credit hours | ||
Revision as of 20:42, 25 April 2009
The course is aimed mainly at physics majors, for whom this course is the first ‘serious’ mechanics course. As such, the material covered in this course will be assumed knowledge for many of your future physics courses, some of which will develop the ideas that you have met here further. Students are therefore expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the concepts that they encounter in this course.
In this course, we will be attempting to analyze mechanical systems (as opposed to memorising them), beginning with systems consisting of a single particle. To do this, we will use certain tools. Among these tools, several branches of mathematics, including arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, and calculus, are indispensable. You are therefore expected to be comfortable with each of these areas in order to use them to solve physics problems.
Syllabus
- Title: Intermediate Mechanics, Physics 3221, Section 1, 3 credit hours
- Semester: Spring 2009
- Course Reference No.: 03716
- Instructor: Dr. W. Roberts
- Room 605 Keen Building
- (850) 644-2223
- wroberts@fsu.edu
- Classroom: HCB 310.
- Time: 10:10 to 11:00, Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
- Office Hours: (subject to change) Monday, Wednesday, 11:15-1:15, or by appointment
- Tuturial Session: Tuesday, 5 - 6 PM
Textbooks
Other references may be found on page 628 of the text by Thornton and Marion, and on page 595 of the text by Symon.
- S. T Thornton and J. B. Marion, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, Fifth
Edition , Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, California, 2004.
- K. R. Symon, Mechanics. Some material for the course, as well as some of the homework problems, will be taken from the text by Symon.
- E. Butkov, Mathematical Physics.
- G. Arfken, Mathematical Methods For Physicists.
Grades
- Homework 30%
- 2 Mid-Term Quizzes - 30%
- Closed book, no calculators, with a single “cheat sheet”, 8 1/2” × 11”, allowed
- Friday, February 6th, 2009
- Friday, March 20th, 2009
- No ‘make-up’ examinations will be given.
- Final Exam - 40%
- Monday, April 27th, 2009, 5:30 to 7:30, HCB 310
- The final exam will also be closed book, no calculators, with a single ‘cheat-sheet’ (8.5” × 11”) allowed.