PH 314 Theoretical
Mechanics Spring 2014
M. J. Moloney
moloney@rose-hulman.edu
812 877 8302
Text: Classical Mechanics, Second Edition
by T. L. Chow
2 hour exams and a final exam. Homework and Worksheets are 30% of the
course grade.
PH 314 Homework Assignments
Course Topics
- Useful power series: binomial series, taylor series
- Ch 1: Coordinate systems, dot product, position, velocity,
acceleration in several coordinate systems, unit vectors and their
derivatives.
- Chapter 2: Newton's laws of linear and rotational motion, work,
energy, conservation laws
- First introduction of Lagange's equations of motion (recipe)
- Chapter 3: Integration of Newton's laws of motion
- Integration of DEs (analytic integration & numerical
integration via RK2)
- Oscillations
- Simple harmonic oscillations Ch 7
- Damped harmonic oscillations Ch 7
- Quality factor associated with damped motions Ch 7
- Driven, damped harmonic oscillations Ch 7
- Coupled oscillations Ch 8
- Lagrange's equations (derivation and examples) (Ch 4)
- Central forces (Ch 6)
- Rigid body motion Ch 12
- Accelerating frames of reference Ch 11
- translational force
- coriolis force
- centrifugal force
- projectile problems