Fall 2019 - PHYS 413 D100
Advanced Mechanics (3)
Class Number: 1197
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2019: Mon, Wed, Fri, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 4, 2019
Wed, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Levon Pogosian
levon@sfu.ca
1 778 782-7598
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 384, with a minimum grade of C- or permission of the department. Non-physics majors may enter with MATH 252, 310 and PHYS 211, with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Central forces, rigid body motion, small oscillations. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics. Quantitative.
COURSE DETAILS:
Course Details:
• Generalized coordinates, principle of least action
• Conservation laws
• Motion in a central field, Kepler's problem, Scattering
• Small oscillations
• Motion of a rigid body
• Canonical formalism, Hamilton's equations, Poisson Brackets, Hamilton-Jacobi equation
Grading
- Assignments 30%
- Presentations, during tutorials (including attendance) 10%
- Mid-term 20%
- Final exam 40%
Materials
MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:
Required Text:
Mechanics: Volume 1, 3rd edition
Author: Landau, Lifshitz
Recommended text:
Classical Mechanics, 3rd edition
Author: Goldstein, Poole, Safko
Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, before the end of the first week of classes.
Registrar Notes:
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