Date	Topic
January 21	Course information Review of Newtonian Mechanics Chapters 2 and 5
23	Review of Calculus of Variations Chapter 6
26	Review of Lagrangian Dynamics Chapter 7 (7.1-7.9)
28	Review of Hamiltonian Dynamics Chapter 7, 7.10-7.12
30	Scalars, Vectors, Tensors 1st Homework Due
February 2	Dynamics of Rigid Bodies Chapter 11, 11.1-11.3
4	Angular Momentum 11.4-11.5
6	More on the Moment of Inertia Tensor 11.6-11.7
9	Euler's Equations for a Rigid Body 11.8-11.9
11	The Symmetric Top 11.10
13	The Fixed Top 11.11 2nd Homework Due
16	Coupled Oscillations Chapter 12, 12.1-12.2
18	Coupled Oscillations in Lagrangian Mechanics 12.4
20	Normal Modes 12.5-12.6
23	Examples of Normal Mode Calculations
25	Degenerate Modes 12.8
27	Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos Chapter 4 3rd Homework Due
March 1	Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos (cont) Chapter 4
3
5	Review for Midterm Exam
8	Midterm Exam
10	Non-linear Oscillations and Chaos (cont) Chapter 4
12	4th Homework Due
15	Spring Break
17
19
22	Continuous Systems; Waves Chapter 12
24
26
29
31
April 2	5th Homework Due
5	Elasticity and Deformation of Solids Eulerian and Lagrangian Frames
7	Streamlines and Potential Flows
9	The deformation tensor
12	The deformation tensor II
19	Principal axes of the deformation tensor 6th Homework Due
21	Fluid Dynamics The continuity equation
23	Euler's equation
26	Bernoulli's integral and applications
28	The energy equation
30	Waves in Fluids
May 3	Simulations in fluid dynamics 7th Homework Due
5	Class Review
May 10	Final Exam, 11am-1pm