PHYS0500
Advanced Classical Mechanics [ Course Website ]
Textbook: Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, by Stephen T. Thornton & Jerry B. Marion
Prerequisite: PHYS 0050, PHYS 0070 or equivalent
Course Outline:
Introduction, Newtonian Mechanics, Linear and Non-linear oscillations, Response to a driving force, Angular Momentum, The variational principle, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics, The central force problem, Motion in a constant magnetic field. Kinematics of collisions, Motion in Noninertial Reference Frames, Rigid-body dynamics, coupled oscillations.
