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University of California, Santa Barbara
College
of Creative Studies - Physics

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Newtonian Mechanics

PHYS CS 31 – Fall 2009

Instructors: Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov, Dr. Francesc Roig

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Announcements

* 11/18/09: Homework 9 is now posted below.

* 11/10/09: Homework 8 is now posted below.

* 11/4/09: Homework 7 is now posted below.

* 10/29/09: Homework 6 is now posted below.

* 10/21/09: Homework 5 is now posted below.

* 10/14/09: Homework 4 is now posted below.

* 10/7/09: Homework 3 is now posted below.

* 9/30/09: Homework 2 is now posted below.

* 9/29/09: Note that lecture on Thursday 10/1 is cancelled (Sept 25th lecture was held in place of this lecture).

* 9/23/09: Homework 1 is now posted below.

* 9/23/09: Wednesday, November 11 is a university holiday, there will be no problem sessions that day.  Instead, problem sessions will be held on Friday November 13 in CCS Room 143 from 1-3pm and 3-5pm.

* 09/23/09: Extra lectures will be held on the following Fridays in CCS room 143 from 2-3:15pm:

* September 25

* October 9

* November 6

* 09/23/09: Welcome to CCS Physics!

 

 

Syllabus (click here for syllabus in .pdf format)

 

Lecture:

Time:                       Tues/Thurs 3:30 - 4:50 p.m.

Place:                      BLDG 387, room 104

Instructor:              Dr. Ilan Ben-Yaacov, ESB room 2213, ext 5295, ilan[at]engineering.ucsb.edu

Office Hours:         Tuesday 1:30-3:20pm in ESB room 2213

 

Problem Sessions:

Time / Place:          Wed 1:00 - 2:50 p.m., BLDG 387 room 104

                                  Wed 3:00 - 4:50 p.m., BLDG 387 room 104

Instructor:              Dr. Francesc Roig, roig[at]physics.ucsb.edu

Office Hours:         Mon 2:00-3:50pm in BROIDA room 6139

 

 

Teaching Assistant:    James Garrison, garrison[at]physics.ucsb.edu

TA office hours:           Tuesday 6-8pm in CCS Room 145

 

Grader:                          Kathryn McGill, kmcgill[at]umail.ucsb.edu

Grader office hours:   Monday 6-8pm in CCS room 145

 

Required Texts:    Physics, 5th edition, by Resnick, Halliday, and Krane, 2002, ISBN 0-471-32057-9

                                  An Introduction to Mechanics, by Kleppner and Kolenkow, 1973, ISBN 0-07-035048-5

 

Homework Assignments

 

Homework 1  

 

Homework 2

 

Homework 3

 

Homework 4

 

Homework 5

 

Homework 6

 

Homework 7

 

Homework 8

 

Homework 9

 

                         

Links

  

Vector Calculus:

 

Table of div, grad, curl

 

Visualizing div and curl

 

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