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Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
Physics I: Classical Mechanics (8.01)
Goldstein, Herbert. Classical Mechanics. 3rd ed. San Francisco, CA: Addison-Wesley, 2002. ISBN: 0201316110.
Marion, Jerry B., and Stephen T. Thornton. Classical Dynamics. 4th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Saunders College Pub., 1995. ISBN: 9780030973024.
Landau, L. D., and E. M. Lifshitz. Mechanics. 3rd ed. Translated by J. B. Sykes and J. S. Bell. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1982. ISBN: 9780750628969.
Scheck, Florian. Mechanics. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1999. ISBN: 9783540655589.
Homework constitutes a very important part of 8.09. The classical mechanics concepts can be quite difficult and it is only by going through the details of calculations for specific systems that you can achieve mastery. The homeworks will count as 35% of the overall grade.
There will be two lecture-hour exams and the Final Exam. The exams will be based on the material covered by the homeworks.
| ACTIVITIES | PERCENTAGES |
|---|---|
| Problem Sets | 35% |
| Two 1.5 Hour Quizzes (15% Each) | 30% |
| Final Exam | 35% |
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