8.09 Classical Mechanics III
Fall 2013
Double Compound Pendulum
Instructor: Iain Stewart
Recitation Instructor: Cedric Yen-Yu Lin
Lecture:
TR 9.30-11:00
(66-160)
Recitation: F 1:00-2:00
(26-302)
Information:
A course on advanced classical mechanics, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, as well as an introduction to fluid mechanics, and an introduction to chaos.
8.09, Classical Mechanics III, NEW catalog description:
Continuation of 8.223. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, systems with constraints, rigid body dynamics, vibrations, central forces, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, action-angle variables, perturbation theory, and continuous systems. Introduction to fluid mechanics: ideal and viscous fluids, sound waves, vortices, the Navier-Stokes equation, and turbulence. Introduction to chaos and nonlinear dynamics: fixed points, limit cycles, bifurcations, strange attractors, and fractals.
Announcements
Solutions Posted for Practice Material
Solutions are now posted for the 8.09 final exam from 2012, as well as the practice problems. The lecture notes from the final review session are also posted.Announced on 14 December 2013 9:33 a.m. by Iain Stewart
File with All Lecture Notes is Posted
A single PDF file with all lecture notes for the term is posted. There were a couple missing pages in the individual lecture notes which are also included.Announced on 10 December 2013 12:05 p.m. by Iain Stewart
Announcements for the week before the Final
Your final exam is Mon. Dec. 16, 9:00-12:00, in room 4-261.It will cover material from the entire course. Here are some related announcements:
* The final exam from 2012 as well as some Practice Problems for the final have been posted. Solutions will be posted by the end of next week.
* Course review by Iain, Thursday Dec.12 starting at 8:00pm in 66-160. (It will cover material done after the midterm. See the posted midterm review notes for a review of earlier materials.)
* Although classes are over, Cedric will hold his regular office hours from 3:30-4:30pm on Friday Dec.13 in or around 6-415A.
* Iain will hold extra office hours Saturday Dec.14 from 4:00-6:00pm in or around 6-401. Access will be available through the CTP doors on the 4th floor.
* Cedric will hold extra office hours Sunday Dec. 15 from 3:00-5:00pm in or near 6-415A. Access will be available through the CTP doors on the 4th floor.
Announced on 05 December 2013 11:03 p.m. by Iain Stewart
Typo on Pset#10
In the statement of problem 3, the sign of the term with coefficient "a" should be reversed to agree with the mathematica code.So the pset should read: \dot{w} = - sin(theta) + a cos(phi).
Announced on 04 December 2013 12:53 a.m. by Iain Stewart
Pset#10 & Solns#9 are posted, Have a Happy Thanksgiving
Announced on 28 November 2013 12:47 a.m. by Iain Stewart
