Teaching Assistants

       Donal O'Connell    donal@caltech.edu
             Office hours:   Wednesday  3 - 4:30   Location:  116 Downs

         Oleg Evnin               eoe@caltech.edu
              Office hours:      Tuesday evening 6:45 - 8:15   422 Downs
                                              will begin week of 10-14

Time        - Tues/Thurs  10:30 am - 12:00
Location -    155 Arms
 

TEXTBOOKS

Required:  Hand & Finch, Analytical Mechanics

HANDOUTS

   General information and synopsis of topics   (PDF file)
   Physics 106 vs. Physics 196 - which one for you?  (PDF file)
 

IMPORTANT DATES

    October 1 -        First lecture
    October 31 -     Midterm out
    November 4  -   Midterm due by 5 pm in 203 Downs
    December 5   - Last lecture for Phys106A,  Final out
    December 12 - Final due by 5pm in 203 Downs
 

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS

Homework 1 - Newton's laws and calculus of variations  (PDF)
Homework 2 - Langrangian formulation of mechancis   (PDF)
Homework 3 - Applications of Lagrange Mechanics  (PDF)
Homework 4 - Lagrange Multipliers and Oscillations  (PDF)
 Homework 5 -     Central Force Motion  (PDF)
Homework 6 - Small Oscillations  (PDF)
Homework 7 - Rotating Coordinate systems and rigid body motion (PDF)
        NOTE: Homework 7 is due DECEMBER 6 in 203 Downs
                        It is long, so do not leave it until the last week to start.

MIDTERM RESULTS

Mean: 20.7
sigma: 4.7

FINAL EXAM RESULTS