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Under construction. = Lecture notes =

 * <<la(L08-PoLA+.pdf,"Lecture 8, Oct. 18")>>: Principle of least action. (<<la(GF-w-Sols.pdf,"Green's function method -- solutions")>>)
 * <<la(L07-Driven-SHO.pdf,"Lecture 7, Oct. 13")>>: Driven oscillations. ([[/L07/Qs|Qs]])
 * <<la(L06-Small-Oscillations.pdf,"Lecture 6, Oct. 11")>>: Small oscillations, free or damped. ([[/L06/Qs|Qs]])
 * <<la(L05-Conservations-1D-Motion.pdf,"Lecture 5, Oct. 6")>>: Conservation principles and 1D motions.
 * <<la(L04-Lorentz-Force.pdf,"Lecture 4, Oct. 4")>>: Lorentz force. ([[/L04/Qs|Qs]])
   * Read footnote 3, to clear up the confusion for the number of integration constants.
   * When we consider the time-reversal symmetry of this problem, we do not reverse the direction of $\vec{B}$, taking it as given. If we can reverse the direction of $\vec{B}$ as well as the direction of the particle's motion, then the time reversal symmetry would be valid. Read end of page 4, to see why sometimes $\vec{B}$ is not reversible.
 * <<la(L03-Perturbation-and-Air-Resistance.pdf,"Lecture 3, Sep. 29")>>: Perturbation. Air resistance. ([[/L03/Qs|Qs]])
   * Page 8, a new box on perturbation expansion. 2/3 &rarr; 1/3 in 3 lines above the box. &mdash; [[Sam]], ~-''<<DateTime(2011-10-04T13:04:22-0700)>>''-~
 * <<la(L02-Newtons-Laws.pdf,"Lecture 2, Sep. 27")>>: Newton's laws. Air resistance. ([[/L02/Qs|Qs]])
 * <<la(L01-Intro.pdf,"Lecture 1, Sep. 22")>>: What to learn? Particles, dimensions. Vectors and (orthogonal) matrices.

= Appendices =

 * <<la(A01-Perturbation.pdf,"A1: Perturbation")>>. Page 5 and examples are important.
 * <<la(A02-Trig.pdf,"A2: Essential trig identities")>>.

Lecture notes

  • Lecture 8, Oct. 18: Principle of least action. (Green’s function method – solutions)

  • Lecture 7, Oct. 13: Driven oscillations. (Qs)

  • Lecture 6, Oct. 11: Small oscillations, free or damped. (Qs)

  • Lecture 5, Oct. 6: Conservation principles and 1D motions.

  • Lecture 4, Oct. 4: Lorentz force. (Qs)

    • Read footnote 3, to clear up the confusion for the number of integration constants.
    • When we consider the time-reversal symmetry of this problem, we do not reverse the direction of $\vec{B}$, taking it as given. If we can reverse the direction of $\vec{B}$ as well as the direction of the particle's motion, then the time reversal symmetry would be valid. Read end of page 4, to see why sometimes $\vec{B}$ is not reversible.

  • Lecture 3, Sep. 29: Perturbation. Air resistance. (Qs)

    • Page 8, a new box on perturbation expansion. 2/3 → 1/3 in 3 lines above the box. — Sam, 1:04PM, Oct 04, 2011

  • Lecture 2, Sep. 27: Newton's laws. Air resistance. (Qs)

  • Lecture 1, Sep. 22: What to learn? Particles, dimensions. Vectors and (orthogonal) matrices.

Appendices