Physics 309 - Advanced Mechanics
Class Policies and Procedures Page

Prof. Dean Chapman    174 Life Sciences (LS 174)    312-567-3575    dean.chapman@iit.edu
Lecture:  1:50 - 3:05AM Monday and Wednesday, Room 026 Engineering 1 Building (E1 026)
Office Hours:  Monday and Wednesday 9:00-10:00AM and by arrangement

Links to web pages for this class:

This page (policy and procedures)           http://www.iit.edu/~chapman/Phys309PP.html

Class Schedule & Homework Page         http://www.iit.edu/~chapman/Phys309HW.html

Textbook: Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems (4th Edition), J.B. Marion and S.T. Thornton

Mission: to understand mechanics at an advanced level – Second semester of two semester program.

Material to be covered: Systems of particles, rotating frames, motion of rigid bodies, couples oscillations, continuous systems and special relativity (Chapters 9-14)

Homework: Homework assignments will be made every week with few exceptions. All homework will be collected except as announced. Homework will be due at the beginning of the following class period prior to the beginning of the lecture unless otherwise stated. No late homework assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements are made.

Quizzes:  Quizzes may be given in lecture periodically.

Examinations: There will be two examinations: one midterm and one final examination. These will be closed book, closed-notes, and no calculator examinations. Students can bring one 8.5 x 11 inch sheet of paper with equations to the exam.

Presentations: There will be several presentations during the semester.  Many of these will be presenting solutions to assigned homework problems.  These presentations will be graded and included in the overall grade for the class.

Grading: Grades will be determined from the following sources and percent contribution to the final grade:

Final Exam

Midterm

Homework

Presentations

30%

20%

30%

20%

Letter Grade Scale: A minimally passing grade is 50% of the highest score.  The letter grade is assigned in terms of the percentage of the highest overall score that a student obtains in this class. The letter grades are assigned in the following score ranges:

0% < E < 50% < D < 65% < C < 80% <B < 90% < A < 100% 

Important Dates to Remember:

Last day to drop a class - 

 

Last day for official withdrawal - 

 

Final Examination - 

 

Class Schedule and Homework Assignments Page

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