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PHY 321: Classical Mechanics 1, Michigan State University, Fall 2025

About the course

Getting Started
Teachers and Grading
Grading and Dates
Textbooks
Course Calendar
Slides

Resources

Course Commitments
i-Clicker Setup Instructions
Submitting Assignments on Gradescope
Finding Research Opportunities

Assignments

Homework 1 (Due 5 Sep)
Homework 2 (Due 12 Sep)
Homework 3 (Due 19 Sep)
Homework 4 (Due 26 Sep)
Midterm 1 (Due 10 Oct)
Homework 5 (Due 17 Oct)
Homework 6 (Due 24 Oct)

Programming Resources

Euler Integration
Numerical Integrators
Plotting Phase Diagrams

Weekly Course Materials

01 - Overture: What is Classical Physics?
02 - Computing is a Necessary Tool for Science
03 - What is Mathematical Modeling?
04 - Why does fluid drag complicate things?
05 - Conservation Laws Govern and Constrain our Physics
06 - Nature Often Seeks Stability
07 - Introducing Nonlinear Dynamics
08 - Oscillations, Cycles, and Nature’s Recurrences
09 - Driving Oscillators and Resonance Phenomenon
10 - Investigating Systems that Exhibit Chaotic Dynamics
11 - Reformulating Classical Mechanics using the Calculus of Variations
12 - The Core Principle of Classical Mechanics? The Principle of Least Action
13 - Applying the Lagrangian Formulation

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Day 17 - Homework Session

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Day 17 - Homework Session
Announcements

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Announcements#

Midterm 1 is due Oct 10th

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Day 17 - Homework Session
Announcements

By Danny Caballero, Morten Hjorth-Jensen, Rachel Henderson, Alia Valentine

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