Physics 5200 Home Page

Fall 2007

Course syllabus and grading scale.

Class Calendar

Click on the date to see the notes for that lecture. Notes are posted only after they're prepared, usually shortly before the lecture.

Homework Problems

Here are some  problem solving guidelines  that you may find useful.

• Solutions to the practice final.

Web Based Aids

Here I have assembled a collection of links to web sites with useful information or demonstrations. Most of these are java applets that require a java enabled browser. If you have trouble running or accessing any of these sites, please let me know.

• Have trouble visualizing the vector cross product? Try out this applet from Syracuse University.
• Newtonian mechanics in Wikipedia.
• Jaba based applets (physlets) of basic physics concepts.
• Kepler's second law.
• This simulation of central force motions is a bit more advanced, but includes a discussion of orbits around a black hole. Be sure to check out the "orbit applet" by clicking the link near the bottom of the page.
• The impact simulator applet is full of things (friction, viscosity, gravity, and bouncing balls), and I haven't had time to try it out! If you do, let me know what you think.

Bibliography

For further reading, I provide a bibliography of mechanics and related texts.