PHYS 326 Spring 2020
PHYS 326 :: Physics Illinois :: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Schedule
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| Week | Date |
2019 Lectures (Adshead/Weaver) |
Spring 2020 Lectures | Readings | Homework | Problem Session |
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| 1 |
Monday
1/20/2020 |
MLK Jr. Holiday | ||||
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Tuesday
1/21/2020 |
Lecture 1 | Simple Harmonic Oscillator review Lecture 1 |
Taylor Chapter 5 | |||
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Wednesday
1/22/2020 |
Discussion 1 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
1/23/2020 |
Lecture 2 | 2 DOF vibrations Lecture 2 |
Taylor Chapter 11 T&M Chapter 12 | |||
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Friday
1/24/2020 |
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| 2 |
Monday
1/27/2020 |
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Tuesday
1/28/2020 |
Lecture 3 | (Weakly) coupled pendula, beats Lecture 3 |
Taylor 11.3, T&M 12.3 | Homework 1 due Solutions A B | ||
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Wednesday
1/29/2020 |
Discussion 2 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
1/30/2020 |
Lecture 4 | The general problem; many dof vibrations, the quadratic lagrangian Lecture 4 |
Taylor 11.5, 11.6 | |||
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Friday
1/31/2020 |
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| 3 |
Monday
2/3/2020 |
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Tuesday
2/4/2020 |
Lecture 5 | Linear algebra of the eigenmodes, normal coords Lecture 5 |
T&M 12.5, 12.6 Taylor 11.7 | Homework 2 due Solutions A B | ||
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Wednesday
2/5/2020 |
Discussion 3 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
2/6/2020 |
Lecture 6 | Normal coords, symmetries Lecture 6 |
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Friday
2/7/2020 |
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| 4 |
Monday
2/10/2020 |
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Tuesday
2/11/2020 |
Lecture 7 | Symmetries continued Lecture 7 |
Homework 3 due Solutions A B | |||
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Wednesday
2/12/2020 |
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Thursday
2/13/2020 |
Lecture 8 | Forced motion of many DOF systems Lecture 8 |
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Friday
2/14/2020 |
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| 5 |
Monday
2/17/2020 |
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Tuesday
2/18/2020 |
Lecture 9 | Begin non-linear dynamics and Chaos Lecture 9 Example Mathematica notebook |
T&M 4.7-4.8, Taylor 12.9 | Homework 4 due Solutions A B | ||
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Wednesday
2/19/2020 |
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Thursday
2/20/2020 |
Lecture 10 | Lecture 10 (Notes from Lecture 9) | Taylor 12.1-12.6 | |||
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Friday
2/21/2020 |
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| 6 |
Monday
2/24/2020 |
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Tuesday
2/25/2020 |
Lecture 11 | Lecture 11 (Notes from Lecture 9) | Homework 5 A due Solution | |||
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Wednesday
2/26/2020 |
Discussion 6 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
2/27/2020 |
Midterm I, in-class. One sheet of notes permitted, writing on only one side. Must be your own work, no photocopies. |
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Friday
2/28/2020 |
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| 7 |
Monday
3/2/2020 |
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Tuesday
3/3/2020 |
Lecture 12 | Begin rigid body motion Lecture 12 |
Taylor Chapter 10 | Homework 5 B due Solution code | ||
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Wednesday
3/4/2020 |
Discussion 7 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
3/5/2020 |
Lecture 13 | Planar rigid body motion, the inertia tensor Lecture 13 |
Taylor 10.1-10.4 | |||
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Friday
3/6/2020 |
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| 8 |
Monday
3/9/2020 |
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Tuesday
3/10/2020 |
Lecture 14 | Principle axes of inertial, Torque-free Euler equations Lecture 14 |
Taylor 10.5-10.8 | Homework 6 due Solutions A B | ||
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Wednesday
3/11/2020 |
Discussion 8-Εxam Review | |||||
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Thursday
3/12/2020 |
Lecture 15 | Euler eqns cont. Rotation and orientation matrices Lecture 15 |
Taylor 10.8 | |||
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Friday
3/13/2020 |
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| 9 |
Monday
3/16/2020 |
Spring Break | ||||
| 10 |
Monday
3/23/2020 |
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Tuesday
3/24/2020 |
Lecture 16 |
Rotation and orientation matrices continued, Euler angles Zoom meeting (Password: 326; same for all lectures)
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Taylor 10.9 | Homework 7 due Solutions A B | ||
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Wednesday
3/25/2020 |
Discussion 9 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
3/26/2020 |
Lecture 17 |
Analysis of the heavy top |
Taylor 10.10 | |||
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Friday
3/27/2020 |
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| 11 |
Monday
3/30/2020 |
Mondays Office hour only |
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Tuesday
3/31/2020 |
Lecture 18 |
Begin Hamiltonian mechanics |
Taylor Chapter 13 | Homework 8 due Solution A B | ||
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Wednesday
4/1/2020 |
(for disc only) |
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Thursday
4/2/2020 |
Lecture 19 |
Hamiltonian mechanics continued, Liouville theorem |
Taylor Chapter 13 | |||
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Friday
4/3/2020 |
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| 12 |
Monday
4/6/2020 |
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Tuesday
4/7/2020 |
Lecture 20 |
Begin: Continuum mechanics, waves on a string |
Taylor 16.1 16.2 | Homework 9 due Solution A B | ||
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Wednesday
4/8/2020 |
Discussion 11 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
4/9/2020 |
Lecture 21 |
Effects of boundaries |
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Friday
4/10/2020 |
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| 13 |
Monday
4/13/2020 |
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Tuesday
4/14/2020 |
Lecture 22 |
Orthogonality of eignemodes, greens function |
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Wednesday
4/15/2020 |
Discussion 12 Solutions | |||||
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Thursday
4/16/2020 |
midterm II, in-class |
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Friday
4/17/2020 |
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| 14 |
Monday
4/20/2020 |
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Tuesday
4/21/2020 |
Lecture 23 |
Wave in 2D |
Homework 10 due Solutions A B | |||
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Wednesday
4/22/2020 |
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Thursday
4/23/2020 |
Lecture 24 |
Stress and strain |
Taylor 16.5-16.8 | |||
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Friday
4/24/2020 |
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| 15 |
Monday
4/27/2020 |
Mondays Office hour only |
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Tuesday
4/28/2020 |
Lecture 25 |
Hooke's law and waves in solids |
Taylor 16.9-16.11 | |||
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Wednesday
4/29/2020 |
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Thursday
4/30/2020 |
Lecture 26 |
Begin fluids |
Taylor 16.12 | Homework 11 due SolutionsA B | ||
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Friday
5/1/2020 |
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Monday
5/4/2020 |
Mondays Office hour only |
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Tuesday
5/5/2020 |
Lecture 27 |
Navier stokes equations and laminar flow |
Homework 12 Solutions | |||
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Wednesday
5/6/2020 |
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Thursday
5/7/2020 |
Reading Day | |||||
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Thursday
5/14/2020 |
Final Exam | |||||