PHYSICS
311
CLASSICAL MECHANICS 5 (4 -
2)
Instructor: Dr. Ayşe
Karasu , Course Assistant: - Fırat
Yalçın
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CONTENTS |
- The Lagrangian
formulation of mechanics;
- Hamiltonian
mechanics;
- The two-body central
force problem;
- Dynamics of a system
of particles;
- Motion in a
noninertial reference frame;
- Rigid body motion;
- Coupled
oscillations;
- Nonlinear
oscillations and Chaos.
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TEXTBOOK
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- Thornton ST
& Marion JB , Classical Dynamics of
Particles and Systems (5th
ed.), Brooks/Cole (2003)
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COURSE
SCHEDULE |
- Tuesday
9:40 -
11:30 P5
- Wednesday
12:40 - 14:30 P7
- Friday
10:40 - 12:30 P5
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EXAMINATIONS |
- 1st
Midterm Exam: October 31, 2017 ;
Contents:
- Introduction -
Mathematical Preliminaries.
- Some Methods in
the Calculus of Variations.
- Hamilton's
Principle - Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics.
- Central-Force
Motion.
- 2nd
Midterm Exam: November 28, 2017 ;
Contents:
- Dynamics of a
System of Particles.
- Motion in a
Noninertial Reference Frame.
- 3th
Midterm Exam: December 26, 2017 ;
Contents:
- Dynamics of Rigid
Bodies.
- Coupled
Oscillations.
- Nonlinear
Oscillations and Chaos. (?)
FINAL Exam:
January 16, 2018 ; 13:30 @P2
MAKE UP Exam:
JANUARY 22, 2018 ; 13:30 Place: P2
Grading: Each midterm
weights 20%
and Final 40%.
COURSE
STUDENT LIST
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