Phys 229, Spring 2009

Classical Mechanics

Instructor:            Aurel Bulgac 
E-mail:                 bulgac@phys.washington.edu  
Class:                   MWF,  11:30 am - 12:20 pm, PAA A110
                         
Office:                  PAB B478 
Phone:                 (206)685-2988 
Office Hours:       TBA



Textbook:
                  Classical Mechanics, by Tom W.B. Kibble and Frank H. Berkshire
                  Imperial College Press, 5th edition

Homework:

There will be weekly homework assignments (sent by email), each homework will be due a week later in class, and some of the problems will be graded.


Tentative syllabus:

             We will cover chapters 1-5 before the first midterm exam, the chapters 6-11 before the second midterm and chapters 12-14 before the final exam.

All exams are in  PAA  A110:

            First midterm,         Wednesday,  April 22nd, 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
            Second midterm,     Monday,      May 18th,   11:30 am - 12:20 pm
            Final  exam,            Wednesday,  June 10th,    2:30 pm -   4:20 pm

            There will be no make-up exams and you need to take at least one midterm and the final in order to pass this course.

Grading: 

            Each midterm and homework will count for 25% of the grade, and the final exam will count for 50%. The lowest grade will be dropped. If the final exam is the lowest then only half of the grade for the final exam will count.



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