Module MA2341: Advanced Classical Mechanics I
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
- 5 credits
- Semester/term taught
- Michaelmas term 2013-14
- Contact Hours
- 11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week
- Lecturer
- Prof. John Bulava
- Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
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- Lagrange's equations, Hamilton principle, Calculus of variations, Conservation laws;
- Motion in central potential;
- Oscillations: Equilibrium and motion near equilibrium;
- Rigid body motion, Euler equations;
- Newton's laws, Constrained dynamics, Generalized coordinates and forces, D'Alambert's principle;
- Module Prerequisite
- MA1241 - Mechanics I and MA1242 - Mechanics I
- Recommended Reading
- Herbert Goldstein, Classical Mechanics, third edition, Addison Wesley
- V.I. Arnold, Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
- S. Thornton, J.Marion, 'Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems', 5th Edition, Brooks/Cole 2004
- L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, The Classical Theory of Fields: Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series), Butterworth-Heinemann
- Required Reading
- L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, Mechanics, Butterworth-Heinemann
This module will be examined jointly in a 2-hour examination in Trinity term. Continuous assessment will contribute 30% to the final grade for the module at the annual examination session. Supplemental exams if required will consist of 100% exam