Prelims  CP1  Classical Mechanics

Michaelmas and Hilary Terms 2006/7  (last update 4/1/07)

Prof. P. L. Read

o      Synopsis, Text Books

MT06 Problems and Notes (default is pdf)

o      Motion in one space dimension:     Note 1aNote 1b,  Note 2a;Note 2b

o      Problem sets: Introductory, Set 1Set 2

o      Lecture illustrations: Set 1,Set 2

Maple scripts

o      Text files:  linear resistance , quadratic resistance

o      Maple files (for downloading): lin-res1.mws , quad-res1.mws

Links

o      Saturn V launch vehicle specifications, Wikipedia description,

o     Ion-drive propulsion NASA Deep Space 1, ESA SMART-1


HT07 Notes and Problem Sets (default is pdf) 

o      Notes: 3. Motion in 2- and 3-D, 4. Systems of point particles, 5. Rotational dynamics, 6. Central forces, orbits and scattering

o      Problem sets: Set 3, Set 4, Set 5

o      Lecture illustrations: Set 3,Set 4,Set 5

o      Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics: Notes

 

Links

o      Cyclotron (National Taiwan Normal University) applet

o     Particle collisions (University of Virginia) applet

o     Orbit simulator (Arachnoid.com) applet