PHYS 424,  Classical Mechanics, Fall 2009

Lectures: MWF 12.30-1.20, in PAA A110
Instructor: Boris Spivak
Office: B440 Physics-Astronomy Building (PAB)
Email: spivak@u.washington.edu
Telephone: (206) 6857156

Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 11.30-12.30, B440

Books:
L.D. Landau, E.M.LIfshitz, Mechanics, Pergamon Press,

Herbert Goldstein , Classical mechanics,
J.B. Marion, S.T. Tronton, Calssical mechanics of particles and systems

Home work will be given approximately once a week

EXAMS:

Midterm : Monday,   November  13

Final : Thursday, Dec. 17,  8:30-10:20 a.m

Grading policy: Homework-  20%, Midterms - 30%, Final-  50% 

Schedule:
I will discuss topics in a sequence as they are presented in Landau and Lifshitz.
Marion and Tronton, and Goldstein books containes very similar material.
If time permits I will discuss hydrodynamic equations.

HW