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Mechanics III

(Winter 2014)

• Lectures: Sat. and Mon., 11:00-12:30 AM @ Class P101 (Physics bldg.)
• Recitation sessions: Tue., 8:00-9:30 AM (?)
  

Lecturer:

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

TA:

    Younes Hassani
    E-mail:  y.hassani AT iasbs DOT ac DOT ir

Course's syllabus:

• Calculus of variations and Lagrangian mechanics

• Two-body central force problem and gravitation
• Non-inertial frames
• Motion of rigid bodies
• Coupled oscillations 
• Hamiltonian Mechanics (if we have time)
  

References:

Main reference:

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

Some additional useful books:

•   "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).
•  "Mechanics", Keith Symon (3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1971)
  

Slightly higher level text for more curious students:

• "Classical Mechanics", Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, and John Safko (3rd edition, Pearson, 2013).
  

Homework Assignments:

• 1st set          deadline: 30 Dey 1393 (20 Jan 2014)
• 2nd set          deadline: 20 Bahman 1393 (9 Feb 2014)
• 3rd set          deadline: 7 Esfand 1393 (26 Feb 2014)
• 4th set          deadline: 25 Esfand 1393 (16 Mar 2014)

Exams: 

•  Midterm exam:  2 Esfand 1393
  
•  Final exam:  20 Esfand 1393
  

Course's Evaluation: