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Classical Mechanics PH461/PH561-2B Course Information Prerequisites PH222: General Physics II MA252: Introduction to Differential Equations This is the first part of two semester courses on classical mechanics. Main topics covered in this course are: Kinematics Forces and Newton's Laws of Motion Harmonic Oscillations Conservation of Energy Conservation of Momentum Lagrangean Methods PH461 and PH561 cover the same topics. However, the students in PH561 will be given higher levels of homework and exam problems than those in PH461. Day and Time: Tue. & Thu. 9:30-10:45 Room: CH 157 Instructor: Dr. Ryoichi Kawai email: kawai@uab.edu phone: (205) 934-3931 Office Hour: by appointment Course Website: http://kawai.phy.uab.edu/courses/ph461 Course Schedule Homework Assigments Required Textbook   Introduction to Classical Mechanics David Morin Cambridge University Press, 2008 ISBN 978-0-521-87622-3 Messages from the Instructor As scheduled, Test 1 will be held on Sep. 18. The class will meet in CH394 at 9:30AM on Aug. 19 as scheduled Homework Many homework problems will be given every week. Homework must be turned in electronically by email. (Use the department fax machine in the mailroom which scans sheets and sends the images by email.) Exams Two midterm exams and a final comprehensive exam will be given. Students must take all three exams. Grading Exams and assignments carry the following maximum possile points. Two midterm exams (20 pts. each), Final exam (40 pts.), Homework and other assignments (20 pts.). The total maximum possible points is 100. Letter grades are determined by the rule given in the table. Grade Total Score A 85 or above B 75 or above C 60 or above D* 50 or above F Otherwise * Only for PH461 students.