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 * I hope everyone did well in the midterm and feel good about it. If you did and do, congrats to you! [[Homework+#Exam|My solutions are posted]].
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Welcome to Phys 105, 2011!

Archived news items can be found here. Some are worth checking again (like office hour info!).

What is this course about?

Classical mechanics is a beautifully ripe subject, albeit with hidden surprises. In this course, we will get a complete overview of classical mechanics. We will learn Newtonian and Lagrangian views of classical mechanics. We will cover some basic topics such as linear systems and the central force problem, and also not so basic topics such as non-linear dynamics (chaos), and many particle systems (field theory). If time allows (very unlikely), we may cover the special theory of relativity as well.

Checking out last year’s course web site might be of some use. Last but not the least, remember that you are the one!