Course Information
Lectures at MWF 10:30-11:20 in 2C14
| Dr. Andrew Frey 2L26 a dot frey at uwinnipeg dot ca 786-9215 |
Marker: TBA For questions about marking only |
| Office Hours M 11:30AM-12:30PM, T 1-2PM, or by appointment |
Course Outline
Course Survey/Comment Form
This is the course homepage for PHYS-3203, Advanced Mechanics.
I welcome feedback and comments on the course. If you're more comfortable commenting anonymously, leave me a note in my mailbox in the department office (3L00A) or the homework box outside 2L26. Please fill out the above survey for early Feb.
Texts
- Required: Classical Mechanics by Kibble and Berkshire,
5th ed
- Supplementary: Analytical Mechanics by Fowles and Cassiday, 7th ed
- Supplementary: Classical Mechanics by Taylor
- Supplementary: Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems by Thornton and Marion, 5th ed
In addition, some extra reading (from other texts, journal articles, etc) may be assigned.
Important Dates
- First Lecture: Jan 6, 2020
- Winter Reading Week: Feb 16-22, 2020 (no class)
- In-Class Test: Feb 24, 2019
- Voluntary Withdrawal Date: Mar 13, 2020
- Last Regular Lecture: Apr 3, 2020
- Course Project Due: Apr 14, 2020
- Final Exam: This will be a take home exam available 5PM Mon 20 April and due 5PM Thurs 23 April
Reading Schedule
Reading assignments will be posted on the course web page. You are responsible for keeping up with the reading; material covered in the reading will not necessarily be discussed in the class lectures but may be relevant to assignments. If you click the topic title, you'll get a scanned copy of my lecture notes.
Books are identified by the authors' initials (T=Taylor, TM=Thornton & Marion). Italicized reading is optional.
| Dates | Topic | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 6-13 Jan | Lagrangian & Hamiltonian Mechanics: Calculus of Variations | KB §3.6,10.1; TM §6.2,3,5-7; FC §10.1,2 |
| 13-20 Jan | Lagrangian & Hamiltonian Mechanics: Lagrangian Formalism | KB §3.7,10.2,10.5; TM §7.5-6; T §7.4; KB §10.3-4; FC §10.3-7; T §7.5 |
| 22-29 Jan | Lagrangian & Hamiltonian Mechanics: Hamiltonian Formalism | KB §12.1-3,6; TM §7.12-13; KB §12.4,5,7 |
| 29 Jan - 5 Feb | Coupled Harmonic Oscillators: General Problem | KB §11.1-4; TM §12.2-6 |
| 7-14 Feb | Coupled Harmonic Oscillators: Waves on a String | KB §10.6,11.5-6; TM §12.9, 13.2,4,6-9 |
| 14-24 Feb | Review & In-Class Test | Cover Sheet |
| 26-28 Feb | Systems of Particles: Center of Mass Frame | KB §7.1-2, 8.1,2,4,5; TM §9.3,5 |
| 2-9 Mar | Systems of Particles: Applications | KB §7.2-4,8.3; FC §7.4 |
| 11-23 Mar | Special Relativity: Lorentz Transformations | Hartle §4.6,5.1 (library ereserves) |
| 23 Mar - 1 Apr | Special Relativity: Momentum & Applications | Hartle §4.6,5.2-3 (library ereserves) |
| 1-3 Apr | Special Relativity: Tensors | |
| 20-23 Apr | Take-Home Final Exam |
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Assignments
Policies
Please see the course outline for the official statement of homework policies. The following are guidelines:
- Assignments will only be posted on this web page, NOT handed out in class!
- Assignments will be posted Wednesday and are typically due the next Wednesday. Assignments are due by 10:59PM on the listed due date to the dropbox outside room 2L26. Make sure to label your assignment with your name and "AMech."
- Collaboration is allowed, but you must write up your own solutions independently (in your own words).
- Late assignments will only be accepted with prior permission from the instructor.
- Assignments that are not neatly organized and written will receive zero credit (one warning allowed). Please see the course outline.
- If you find a mistake in grading, please see the Dr Frey.
Homework Sets
Solutions removed for security reasons.
- Assignment 1 due 15 Jan
- Assignment 2 due 22 Jan
- Assignment 3 due 29 Jan
- Assignment 4 due 5 Feb
- Assignment 5 due 12 Feb
- Assignment 6 due 4 Mar
- Assignment 7 due 11 Mar
- Assignment 8 due 23 Mar
- Assignment 9 due 3 Apr
Course Project
Please see the project instructions. Please see the PHYS-3202 web page for some topic suggestions.
Project deadlines:
- Topic approval 11 March 2020
- Paper due date 10:59PM 14 April 2020
Last updated: 00:31 on 2 May 2020