8.09 - Theoretical Classical Mechanics / Fall 2010 / Professor Bernd Surrow


Week	Date	Subject	HW Sheet	HW Due / Solutions
1		Newtonian Mechanics
1 Lecture	Thu. 09/08/11	I Introduction and single-particle system I	#1
1 Recitation	Fri. 09/09/11	TA Presentation and Addendum
2		Newtonian Mechanics
2 Lecture	Tue. 09/13/11	I Single-particle system II and Multi-particle system I
3 Lecture	Thu. 09/15/11	I Multi-particle system II	#2
2 Recitation	Fri. 09/16/11	TA Presentation		#1
3		Lagrange Mechanics
4 Lecture	Tue. 09/20/11	I Boundary conditions
5 Lecture	Thu. 09/22/11	I d'Alembert principle	#3
3 Recitation	Fri. 09/23/11	I Presentation		#2
4		Lagrange Mechanics
6 Lecture	Tue. 09/27/11	I Lagrange equation - 2nd type
7 Lecture	Thu. 09/29/11	I Lagrange formalism with friction	#4
4 Recitation	Fri. 09/30/11	TA Presentation		#3
5		Lagrange Mechanics
8 Lecture	Tue. 10/04/11	I Symmetries and conserved quantities
9 Lecture	Thu. 10/06/11	I Lagrange equation - 1st type	#5
5 Recitation	Fri. 10/07/11	TA Presentation		#4
6		Lagrange Mechanics
	Tue. 10/11/11	No class (Columbus Day)
10 Lecture	Thu. 10/13/11	TA Hamilton Principle	#6
6 Recitation	Fri. 10/14/11	TA Presentation		#5
7		Applications
11 Lecture	Tue. 10/18/11	I Central force problem I
12 Lecture	Thu. 10/20/11	I Central force problem II	#7
7 Recitation	Fri. 10/21/11	TA Presentation		#6
8		Applications
13 Lecture	Tue. 10/25/11	I Rigid body I
14 Lecture	Thu. 10/27/11	I Rigid body II	#8
8 Recitation	Fri. 10/28/11	TA Presentation		#7
9		Applications
15 Lecture	Tue. 11/01/11	I Rigid body III
16 Lecture	Thu. 11/03/11	I Linear oscillations I	#9
9 Recitation	Fri. 11/04/11	TA Presentation		#8
10		Hamilton Mechanics
17 Lecture	Tue. 11/08/11	I Linear oscillations II
18 Lecture	Thu. 11/10/11	I Hamilton equations I	#10
	Fri. 11/11/11	No class (Veterans Day)		#9
11		Hamilton Mechanics
19 Lecture	Tue. 11/15/11	I Hamilton Equations II
20 Lecture	Thu. 11/17/111	I No class (Exam II)	#11
10 Recitation	Fri. 11/18/11	I No class		#10
12		Hamilton Mechanics
21 Lecture	Tue. 11/22/11	I Canononical Transformations I
	Thu. 11/24/11	No class (Thanksgiving)	#12
	Fri. 11/25/11	No class (Thanksgiving)
13		Hamilton Mechanics
22 Lecture	Tue. 11/29/11	I Canononical Transformations II / Canonical invariants
23 Lecture	Thu. 12/01/11	I Hamilton-Jacobi theory	#13
11 Recitation	Fri. 12/02/11	I Presentation		#11
14		Hamilton Mechanics
24 Lecture	Tue. 12/06/11	I Transition to quantum mechanics
25 Lecture	Thu. 12/08/11	I No class (Exam preparation)
12 Recitation	Fri. 12/09/11	I No class (Exam preparation)		#12