Course Calendar

Topics are subject to change based on course pace and student needs.

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Class Week 1

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW3	13 Jan	Introduction to the course; reminders about vectors; software setup (Slides)	MLB Ch 3.4	Homework 1 Assigned (Due 24 Jan )
	15 Jan	Newton’s 1st and 2nd Law; Motion in 1 dimension (Slides)	JRT 1.1-1.4; AMS Ch 1-4
	17 Jan	Discussion of Homework 1 (Slides)

Class Week 2

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW4	20 Jan	MLK Holiday (No Class)		Homework 2 Assigned (Due 31 Jan)
	22 Jan	Newton’s Laws; Motion in 2 and 3 dimensions (Slides)	JRT 1.4-1.6; AMS Ch 4.2 and 5
	24 Jan	Problem session for homework (Slides)		Homework 1 Due

Class Week 3

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW5	27 Jan	Modeling and equations of motion (Slides)	JRT 1.4-1.6	Homework 3 Assigned (Due 07 Feb)
	29 Jan	Air Resistance (Slides]
	31 Jan	Problem session for homework (Slides)		Homework 2 Due

Class Week 4

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW6	03 Feb	Air Resistance; Central Forces (Slides) (Recording)	JRT 2.1-2.4	Homework 4 Assigned (Due 21 Feb)
	05 Feb	Euler-Cromer Integration (Slides)
	07 Feb	Problem session for homework (Slides)		Homework 3 Due

Class Week 5

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW7	10 Feb	Work Energy Theorem (Slides)	JRT 4.1-4.3
	12 Feb	Conservative Forces and Potential (Slides)	JRT 4.1-4.4, 4.6
	14 Feb	Problem session for homework (Slides)

Class Week 6

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW8	17 Feb	Examples and Stability Analysis (Slides)	JRT 4.1-4.4, 4.6; MLB 6.6-6.8	Homework 4 Due & Midterm Project 1 Assigned (Due 28 Feb)
	19 Feb	Conservation of Momentum and Angular Momentum (Slides)	JRT 3.1, 3.3-3.4
	21 Feb	Problem session for homework (Slides)

Class Week 7

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW9	24 Feb	Nonlinear dynamics, phase portraits (Slides)	Strogatz 2.0-2.3; 5.0-5.2	Homework 5 Assigned (Due 14 Mar)
	26 Feb	Phase portraits, numerical modeling (Slides)	PDFs posted are consistent with educational fair use; will be removed after course has concluded
	28 Feb	Problem session for homework (Slides)		Midterm Project 1 Due

Class Week 8

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW10	03 Mar	SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS
	05 Mar	SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS
	07 Mar	SPRING BREAK	NO CLASS

Class Week 9

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW11	10 Mar (Slides)	Oscillations; Damping	JRT 5.1-5.2, 5.4; MLB 7.1-7.2; 8.5	Homework 6 Assigned (Due 21 Mar)
	12 Mar (Slides)	Oscillations; Damping
	14 Mar (Slides)	Problem session for homework		Homework 5 Due

Class Week 10

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW12	17 Mar (Slides)	Driven Oscillations; Resonance	JRT 5.5-5.6; MLB 8.6	Homework 7 Assigned (Due 28 Mar)
	19 Mar (Slides)	Driven Oscillations; Resonance
	21 Mar (Slides)	Problem session for homework		Homework 6 Due

Class Week 11

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW13	24 Mar (Slides)	Introduction to Chaos	Chaotic Dynamics
	26 Mar (Slides)	Hallmarks of Classical Chaos Series
	28 Mar (Slides)	Problem session for homework		Homework 7 Due

Class Week 12

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW14	31 Mar (Slides)	Calculus of Variations; Euler-Lagrange Equation	JRT 6.1-6.3; MLB 9.1-9.4	Midterm Project 2 Assigned (Due 11 Apr)
	02 Apr (Slides)	Euler-Lagrange Equation Examples
	04 Apr (Slides)	Problem session for homework

Class Week 13

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW15	07 Apr (Slides)	Introduction to Lagrangian Dynamics	JRT 7.1-7.2, 7.5; MLB 9.5	Homework 8 Assigned (Due 18 Apr)
	09 Apr	Midterm 2 Help Session
	11 Apr	NO CLASS (DC OUT)		Midterm Project 2 Due

Class Week 14

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW16	14 Apr	Lagrange Equation Examples	JRT 7.3-7.7, 7.10	Final Project Rubric (Due 28 Apr)
	16 Apr	Lagrange Equation Examples
	18 Apr	Problem session for homework		Homework 8 Due

Class Week 15

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW17	20 Apr	Final Project Prep
	22 Apr	Final Project Prep
	24 Apr	Final Project Prep

Class Week 16

Week	Day	Topic	Readings to prepare	Important events
CW18	28 Apr	FINALS WEEK		Final Project Due
	29 Apr	FINALS WEEK
	01 May	FINALS WEEK