Course Information
Lectures at MWF 10:30-11:20 in 4M46
| Dr. Andrew Frey 2L26 a dot frey at uwinnipeg dot ca 786-9215 |
Marker: TBA For questions about marking only |
| Office Hours T 1-2PM or by appointment |
Course Outline
Final Grade Summary
This is the course homepage for PHYS-3202, Intermediate 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).
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: Sept 4, 2019
- Review Session: Oct 11, 2019 in 2L14
- Fall Reading Week: Oct 13-19, 2019 (no class)
- In-Class Test: Oct 21, 2019 in class
- Remembrance Day Holiday: Nov 11, 2019 (no class)
- Voluntary Withdrawal Date: Nov 12, 2019
- Last Regular Lecture: Dec 2, 2019
- Make-Up Lecture: 12:30PM Dec 2, 2019 in 2L14
- Remembrance Day Make-Up Lecture: Dec 3, 2019
- Course Project Due: Dec 4, 2019
- Review Session: Dec 5, 2019 at 1PM in 2L14
- Final Exam: Dec 6, 2019, 9AM-12PM, room 4M46
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4-6 Sept | Newton's Laws Review | KB§1.1-4 |
| 9-16 Sept | Linear Motion | KB§2.1-3,5-7,9; TM9.11 or T3.2 |
| 16-20 Sept | 3D Motion: Vector Calculus Review | KB§3.5, A.1-6 |
| 23-27 Sept | 3D Motion: General Considerations | KB§3.1-4, §4.1-2 |
| 30 Sept - 4 Oct | 3D Motion: Inverse Square Law | KB§4.3-4, FC§6.2,3,5,6; KB§B.1-2 |
| 7-11 Oct | 3D Motion: Scattering & Cross Sections | KS§4.5-7 |
| 11 Oct, 12:30 | Review Session in 2L14 | |
| 21 Oct | In-Class Test | Cover Sheet |
| 23-28 Oct | Non-Inertial Frames: Fictitious Forces | KB§5.1-3, FC§5.1-3 |
| 30 Oct - 4 Nov | Non-Inertial Frames: Effects on Earth | KB§5.3-4, TM§10.4 |
| 6 Nov | Non-Inertial Frames: Larmor Precession | KB§5.5-6 |
| 8-13 Nov | Rigid Body Rotation: Matrices & Tensors | KB§A.9-10 |
| 13-18 Nov | Rigid Body Rotation: Moments of Inertia | KB§9.1-5; TM§11.6 |
| 20-23 Nov | Rigid Body Rotation: Cases of Rotational Motion | KB§9.6,8; FC§8.5-7; TM§11.10 |
| 25 Nov - 2 Dec | Rigid Body Rotation: Euler Angles | KB§9.9; FC§9.6-8 |
| 2-3 Dec | More on the Gravitational Potential | KB§6.4-6 |
| 6 Dec, 9AM | Final Exam | Cover Sheet |
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 "IMech."
- 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 11 Sept
- Assignment 2 due 18 Sept
- Assignment 3 due 25 Sept
- Assignment 4 due 2 Oct
- Assignment 5 due 9 Oct
- Assignment 6 due 30 Oct
- Assignment 7 due 6 Nov
- Assignment 8 due 13 Nov
- Assignment 9 due 20 Nov
- Assignment 10 due 29 Nov
- Assignment 11 NOT TO BE HANDED IN
Course Project
Instructions, including the detailed marking scheme and all deadlines are given here: Project Instructions. In short, you must write a 5-page paper including results of analytical and numerical calculations on a topic related to but going beyond material covered in class. You may and are encouraged to work in groups.
- Project topics must be approved by Dr Frey in person by Nov 8
- Project papers are due as hardcopy or PDF on Dec 4
- Papers must be prepared using the LaTeX or MS Word template provided here: LaTeX template, MS Word template
- Possible topics are listed in the instructions. You may get some ideas from the University Physics Competition
Last updated: 15:21 on 20 Dec 2019