Spring 2022 - PHYS 211 D100
Intermediate Mechanics (3)
Class Number: 5894
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 10 – Apr 11, 2022: Mon, Wed, Fri, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 23, 2022
Sat, 3:30–6:30 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Andrew DeBenedictis
adebened@sfu.ca
1 778 782-4369
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Prerequisites:
MATH 251; MATH 232 or MATH 240; PHYS 255 or ENSC 380. All prerequisite courses require a minimum grade of C-. Recommended Corequisite: MATH 260 or MATH 310.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An intermediate mechanics course covering kinematics, dynamics, calculus of variations and Lagrange's equations, non-inertial reference frames, central forces and orbits, and rigid body motion. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
- Review of vectors and curvilinear coordinates
- Review of Newton's laws; techniques for solving F=ma
- Momentum and Angular Momentum
- Energy and Work
- Potentials and Fields - Conservative forces
- Calculus of Variations; Euler-Lagrange equations
- The Lagrangian and generalized coordinates
- Constraints and Lagrange multipliers
- Symmetries and Conservation laws; Noether's theorem
- Central forces - Gravitation
- Non-inertial reference frames and forces
- Rotational motion of rigid bodies
- Hamilton's equations (if time permits)
Grading
NOTES:
TBA
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Recommended texts:
Introduction to Classical Mechanics, Author: David Morin
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521876223
Classical Mechanics, 1st edition
Author: Taylor, University Science Books, ISBN: 9781891389221
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
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TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2022
Teaching at SFU in spring 2022 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with safety plans in place. Some courses will still be offered through remote methods, and if so, this will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
Enrolling in a course acknowledges that you are able to attend in whatever format is required. You should not enroll in a course that is in-person if you are not able to return to campus, and should be aware that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes.
Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the spring 2022 term.