Analytical Mechanics
AY2014/2015 Semester 1
This course introduces fundamental concepts of analytical mechanics. Newtonian Mechanics: Motion with non-constant acceleration; Potential energy and conservative force; Conservative forces in three dimensions; Small oscillations; Coupled oscillators; Central forces; Orbits and Trajectories; Scattering. Collision in center of mass coordinates. Rotating Systems: Rotating coordinate systems; Coriolis forces and Centrifugal forces; Focault Pendulum; Rigid body rotation; inertia tensor, principal axes of inertia, precession. Lagrangian mechanics: calculus of variations; action integral; Hamilton?s principle of least action; generalised coordinates; Hamilton?s equations; Canonical transformations; Liouville?s theorem; Symmetries and conservation laws.
| AUs | 4.0 AUs |
| Categories | Core |
| Not Available To Programme | PHY(2004-2012) |
| Mutually Exclusive With | MA1001, PAP221, PH2201 |
| Exam |
Available indexes
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 830 | COMMON LEC (LE) 0830-1030 Tue SPMS-LT2 | |||||
| 900 | ||||||
| 930 | ||||||
| 1000 | ||||||
| 1030 | COMMON LEC (LE) 1030-1130 Thu SPMS-LT3 | |||||
| 1100 | ||||||
| 1130 | 73275 TUT (T1) 1130-1230 Thu SPMS-TR+1 Wk2-13 | 73276 TUT (T2) 1130-1230 Thu SPMS-TR+2 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1200 | ||||||
| 1230 | 73277 TUT (T3) 1230-1330 Thu SPMS-TR+1 Wk2-13 | 73278 TUT (T4) 1230-1330 Thu SPMS-TR+2 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1300 | ||||||