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Module MA2341: Advanced Classical Mechanics I

Credit weighting (ECTS)

5 credits

Semester/term taught

Michaelmas term 2017-18

Contact Hours

11 weeks, 3 lectures and 1 tutorial per week

 

Lecturer

Prof Sergey Frolov

 

Learning Outcomes

Module Content

• Generalized coordinates and forces, Lagrangian, Hamilton’s principle, Lagrange's equations, Constrained dynamics
• Conservation laws and Noether’s theorem
• Motion in one dimension and central potential
• Oscillations: Equilibrium and motion near equilibrium
• Rigid body motion, Euler equations
  Notes on Langrangian Mechanics

Module Prerequisite

MA1242 - Mechanics I

Books

• Classical Mechanics:

  Required: L.D.Landau and E.M. Lifshitz, "Mechanics,"  Butterworth-Heinemann

  Recommended:

  1. Herbert Goldstein, "Classical Mechanics," third edition,  Addison Wesley
  2. V.I. Arnold, "Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics,"  Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K

  Relativity:

      L. D. Landau and  E. M. Lifshitz, "The Classical Theory of Fields" : Volume 2 (Course of Theoretical Physics Series),    
  Butterworth-Heinemann;

Assessment Detail
This module will be examined jointly in a 2-hour examination in Trinity term. Continuous assessment will contribute 20% to the final grade for the module at the annual examination session. Supplemental exams if required will consist of 100% exam