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<<fl(W)>>elcome back! And, welcome to the most fundamental course in physics! |
Welcome to Phys 105, 2014!
Sometimes, I would receive students’ questions to which forum answers seem appropriate. I have done this twice now, and you can check out my answers on the forum. Note that you will need to register your email and create a simple user name, if necessary (but no password), in order to check questions on the forum.—5:55PM, Oct 09, 2014
The LSS tutor, who introduced himself in the first class, has given me more detailed information about the tutoring service. Click Syllabus+ to find that out.—11:40AM, Oct 03, 2014
What is this course about?
Classical mechanics is a beautifully ripe subject, albeit with hidden surprises. In this course, we will get an almost 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 a previous year’s course web site for 105 might be useful. Last but not the least, remember that You are the one!