{"id":239,"date":"2016-08-29T02:23:47","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T02:23:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhubisz.expressions.syr.edu\/phy360\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2016-08-29T02:25:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T02:25:21","slug":"course-schedule","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jhubisz.expressions.syr.edu\/phy360\/course-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"

WEEK 1: (8\/30 – 9\/1) \u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 1 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Degrees of Freedom, Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM), Ubiquity of SHM, Complex variables for SHM<\/p>\n

WEEK 2: (9\/6 – 9\/8)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 2 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Linear Equations of motion – Superposition Principle (and ubiquity of it), Interference, Beat Phenomenon, 2D oscillation (more degrees of freedom), Lissajous figures, Complex Solutions to differential equations<\/p>\n

WEEK 3: (9\/13 – 9\/15)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 3 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oscillations are everywhere (analysis of various oscillating systems) – From system to SHO equation, Damped oscillation<\/p>\n

WEEK 4: (9\/20 – 9\/22)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 4 and roughly first half of Chapter 5 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Review of damped oscillation, Forced oscillation, Oscillation in systems with 2 degrees of freedom (including coupling)<\/p>\n

WEEK 5: (9\/27 – 9\/29)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 5 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coupled oscillators with many degrees of freedom, normal modes<\/p>\n

WEEK 6: (10\/4 – 10\/6)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 5 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Coupled oscillators, Normal Modes, forced oscillation of system with 2 degrees of freedom<\/p>\n

WEEK 7: (10\/11 – 10\/13)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 5 and beginning of 6 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

More normal modes (specific systems, such as double pendulum and CO2 molecule), begin “Infinite degrees of freedom” (i.e. vibrating string)<\/p>\n

WEEK 8: (10\/18 – 10\/20)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 6 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Normal modes of vibrating string, normal modes with multiple dimensions (i.e. vibrating sheet\/drum, or sound waves in 3D space), Fourier Analysis<\/p>\n

WEEK 9: (10\/25 – 10\/27)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 6 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fourier Analysis, orthogonal functions<\/p>\n

WEEK 10: (11\/1 – 11\/3)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 7 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Traveling waves, Connection to Normal Modes, Dispersion, Superposition of traveling waves (beats again)<\/p>\n

WEEK 11: (11\/8 – 11\/10)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 7 of French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wave pulses, pulse characterization (wave velocity vs string velocity, e.g.), Superposition of pulses, energy and momentum in traveling waves<\/p>\n

WEEK 12: (11\/15 – 11\/17)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 in French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Boundary effects on wave propagation (i.e. different density strings), boundary conditions at junction, solving the wave equation across the junction<\/p>\n

WEEK 13: (NO LECTURE)<\/h1>\n

NO CLASS (THANKSGIVING WEEK)<\/strong><\/p>\n

WEEK 14: (11\/29 – 12\/1)<\/h1>\n

Reading = Chapter 8 in French<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reflection and refraction, paths of least time, optics, doppler effect, double and multiple slit interference (tie in to observational cosmology)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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