Fall 2021 - PHYS 413 D100
Advanced Mechanics (3)
Class Number: 1799
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 8 – Dec 7, 2021: Mon, Wed, Fri, 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 15, 2021
Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Igor Herbut
iherbut@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5768
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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; MATH 260 or MATH 310; PHYS 211. All prerequisite courses require 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
Course delivery: In person
Grading
- Assignments 40%
- Midterm 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
*Students can purchase textbooks from online retailers if e-book not available at SFU Bookstore.
*Access to highspeed internet, computer (ideally with a webcam), headset with a microphone.
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, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
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TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2021
Teaching at SFU in fall 2021 will involve primarily in-person instruction, with approximately 70 to 80 per cent of classes in person/on campus, with safety plans in place. Whether your course will be in-person or through remote methods will be clearly identified in the schedule of classes. You will also know at enrollment whether remote course components will be “live” (synchronous) or at your own pace (asynchronous).
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Students with hidden or visible disabilities who may need class or exam accommodations, including in the context of remote learning, are advised to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112) as early as possible in order to prepare for the fall 2021 term.