PHYS 310 - Advanced Mechanics

1 unit(s)

A study of the dynamics of simple and complex mechanical systems using the variational methods of Lagrange and Hamilton. Topics include the variational calculus, the Euler-Lagrange equations, Hamilton’s equations, canonical transformations, and the Hamilton-Jacobi equation. The department.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 210, MATH 221, MATH 220.

Recommended: Recommended: MATH 228.

Not offered in 2013/14.