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PHYS411: Physical Mechanics II (Honors) (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)

Offering:
Spring, Class 2, Credit 2


Prerequisites:
PHYS-410 and more
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Description:
This is a course in Analytical Mechanics intended for Purdue Physics undergraduate students who are in the Honors program. Admission to the course is by special permission. The material covered is at a somewhat more advanced level than the typical undergraduate course on the subject. Topics will range from aspects and applications of hamiltonian dynamics, to canonical transformations, finally to some concepts of modern non-linear dynamics and chaotic motion. A good working knowledge of lagrangian and hamiltonian dynamics is necessary. Although a certain knowledge of mathematical methods for Physics will certainly turn out useful, the course is mostly self-contained. NOTICE: Prospective students are expected to be able to write down at once the correct expression for the kinetic energy of a particle in the standard coordinate systems.


Instructor(s):
RITCHIE, KEN


Email:
kpritchie@purdue.edu


Textbook(s) for Spring 2019

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Introduction to Modern Dynamics David D. Nolte 1st 978-0199657049 Oxford University Press Required

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