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PHYS576
Advanced Topics in Theory (Mechanics)
PHYS576 SP
Next Offered in 9798 SP
Aspects of classical mechanics: Lagrangians (as review),
Hamiltonians, Poisson brackets, Euler angles, generators of
and other topics.
MAJOR READINGS
Goldstein, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, or a text
at a similar level.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly homework assignments a
and a final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
A thorough working
knowledge of "Newtonian Dynamics" (by Baierlein) may take
the place of the specific prerequisite courses.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: GR Credit: 0.50
Prerequisites:
PHYS313 and PHYS315 or PHYS513 and PHYS515
Last Updated on MAR-10-1997
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