lecture topics
These are estimates. I will try to continually update them as we go along.| date | section | description |
| M 3/30 | 1-4 | Introduction, Newton's law, spring-mass system, and gravity. |
| W 4/1 | 5-8 | Solution of spring-mass system. |
| F 4/3 | 9-13 | Two mass oscillator. Friction. Overdamped/underdamped. |
| M 4/6 | 14 | Pendulum |
| W 4/8 | 14-18 | dimensionless variables, linear stability analysis |
| F 4/10 | 18,19 | Linear stability analysis; conservation of energy |
| M 4/13 | 20-22 | Energy curves; phase plane |
| W 4/15 | 24,26 | Nonlinear oscillation with damping |
| F 4/17 | 26,28 | isoclines, nonlinear pendulum w/ damping |
| M 4/20 | 28 | damped nonlinear pendulum |
| W 4/22 | class cancelled | |
| F 4/24 | 31,32 | Review of mechanics, Introduction to population modeling |
| M 4/27 | 32-35 | exponential growth, age distribution |
| W 4/29 | 36 | randomness |
| F 5/1 | Midterm exam. | |
| M 5/4 | 36,37,38 | Logistic growth |
| W 5/6 | 43,44,45 | Two species |
| F 5/8 | 46,47 | Two species phase plane |
| M 5/11 | 48,49,50 | predator/prey |
| W 5/13 | 51,52 | Lotka-Volterra results |
| F 5/15 | 54 | Comptetition. |
| M 5/18 | 56-61,63 | intro to traffic flow; conservation of cars |
| W 5/20 | 64,65,66,67 | traffic flow model |
| F 5/22 | 67,68,71 | traffic waves |
| M 5/25 | Memorial Day | |
| W 5/27 | 72,73 | green light; linear dens-vel relationship |
| F 5/29 | 76,77,78 | shocks |
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| F 6/5 |