Analytical Mechanics
AY2018/2019 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 | CoreMinorsBDE |
| Not Available To Programme | PHY(2004-2012) |
| Mutually Exclusive With | MA1001, PAP221, PH2201 |
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Available Indexes
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| 1330 | 71340 TUT (T1) 1330-1430 Thu SPMS-TR+1 Wk2-13 | 71341 TUT (T2) 1330-1430 Thu SPMS-TR+2 Wk2-13 | ||||
| 1400 | ||||||
| 1430 | COMMON LEC (LE) 1430-1630 Mon SPMS-LT2 | 71342 TUT (T3) 1430-1530 Thu SPMS-TR+1 Wk2-13 | 71343 TUT (T4) 1430-1530 Thu SPMS-TR+2 Wk2-13 | 71344 TUT (T5) 1430-1530 Fri SPMS-TR+1 Wk2-13 | ||
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| 1530 | COMMON LEC (LE) 1530-1630 Tue SPMS-LT2 | |||||
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