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Mechanics II

(Fall 2014)

• Lectures: Sat. and Mon., 8:00-9:30 AM @ Class P103 (Physics bldg.)
• Recitation sessions: Tue., 5:00-6:30 PM
  

Lecturer:

    Saeed Abedinpour
    Office: Physics, #215
    E-mail: abedinpour AT iasbs DOT ac DOT ir

TA:

    Leili Esmailifar
    E-mail: l.esmaeilifar AT iasbs DOT ac DOT ir

Course's syllabus:

• Newton's laws of motion

• Projectiles and charged particles
• Momentum and angular momentum
  
• Energy
• Oscillations
  
• Gravity*

References:

Main reference:

• "Classical Mechanics", John R. Taylor (University Science Books, 2005).

Additional very useful books:

• "An Introduction to Mechanics", Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow (2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2013).
• "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems", Stephen Thornton and Jerry Marion (5th edition, Thomson, 2004).
• "Analytical Mechanics", Grant Fowles and George Cassiday (7th edition, Cengage Learning, 2004).

Slightly higher level texts for more curious students:

• "Analytical Mechanics", Louis Hand and Janet Finch, (Cambridge University Press, 1998).
• "Classical Mechanics", Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, and John Safko (3rd edition, Pearson, 2013).
  

Homework Assignments:

• 1st set             deadline: 29 Mehr 1393 (21 Oct 2014)
• 2nd set             deadline: 6 Aban 1393 (28 Oct 2014)
• 3rd set             deadline: 11 Azar 1393 (2 Dec 2014)
• 4th set             deadline: 19 Azar 1393 (10 Dec 2014)

Exams: 

•  1st midterm exam:  18 Aban 1393 (9 Nov 2014): grades
  
•  2nd midterm exam:  13 Azar 1393 (4 Dec. 2014): grades
  
•  Final exam:  19 Azar 1993 (10 Dec 2014): grades
  

Course's Evaluation: