8.09 - Theoretical Classical Mechanics / Fall 2009 / Professor Bernd Surrow


Week	Date	Subject	HW Sheet	HW Due / Solutions
1		Newtonian Mechanics
1 Lecture	Thu. 09/10/09	I Introduction and single-particle system I	#1
1 Recitation	Fri. 09/11/09	I Presentation / Addendum
2		Newtonian Mechanics
2 Lecture	Tue. 09/15/09	I Single-particle system II and Multi-particle system I
3 Lecture	Thu. 09/17/09	I Multi-particle system II	#2	#1
2 Recitation	Fri. 09/18/09	I Presentation
3		Lagrange Mechanics
4 Lecture	Tue. 09/22/09	I Boundary conditions
5 Lecture	Thu. 09/24/09	I d'Alembert principle	#3	#2
3 Recitation	Fri. 09/25/09	I Presentation
4		Lagrange Mechanics
6 Lecture	Tue. 09/29/09	I Lagrange equation - 2nd type
7 Lecture	Thu. 10/01/09	I Lagrange formalism with friction	#4	#3
4 Recitation	Fri. 10/02/09	TA Presentation
5		Lagrange Mechanics
8 Lecture	Tue. 10/06/09	I Symmetries and conserved quantities
9 Lecture	Thu. 10/08/09	I Lagrange equation - 1st type	#5	#4
5 Recitation	Fri. 10/09/09	TA Presentation
6		Lagrange Mechanics
	Tue. 10/13/09	No classes (Columbus Day - Monday class schedule on Tuesday)
10 Lecture	Thu. 10/15/09	TA Exam I Review (Exam I: 07:30PM-09:30PM)	#6	#5
	Fri. 10/16/09	No classes
7		Applications
11 Lecture	Tue. 10/20/09	I Hamilton Principle
12 Lecture	Thu. 10/22/09	I Central force problem I	#7	#6
6 Recitation	Fri. 10/23/09	I Presentation
8		Applications
13 Lecture	Tue. 10/27/09	TA Central force problem II
14 Lecture	Thu. 10/29/09	TA Rigid body I	#8	#7
7 Recitation	Fri. 10/30/09	TA Presentation
9		Applications
15 Lecture	Tue. 11/03/09	I Rigid body II
16 Lecture	Thu. 11/05/09	I Rigid body III	#9	#8
8 Recitation	Fri. 11/06/09	I Presentation
10		Hamilton Mechanics
17 Lecture	Tue. 11/10/09	I Linear oscillations I
18 Lecture	Thu. 11/12/09	TA Linear oscillations II and Hamilton equations I	#10	#9
9 Recitation	Fri. 11/13/09	TA Presentation
11		Hamilton Mechanics
19 Lecture	Tue. 11/17/09	I Hamilton Equations II
20 Lecture	Thu. 11/19/09	TA Exam II Review (Exam II: 07:30PM-09:30PM)	#11	#10
	Fri. 11/20/09	No classes
12		Hamilton Mechanics
21 Lecture	Tue. 11/24/09	I Canonical transformations		#11
	Thu. 11/26/09	No classes (Thanksgiving)	#12
	Fri. 11/27/09	No classes
13		Hamilton Mechanics
22 Lecture	Tue. 12/01/09	I Canocinal invariants
23 Lecture	Thu. 12/03/09	I Liouville's theorem	#13	#12
10 Recitation	Fri. 12/04/09	I Presentation
14		Hamilton Mechanics
24 Lecture	Tue. 12/08/09	I Hamilton-Jacobi theory
25 Lecture	Thu. 12/10/09	I Transition to quantum mechanics		#13
11 Recitation	Fri. 12/11/09	I Presentation (Final Exam Review)