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PHYS610
— Fall 2009
PHYS610: Advanced Theoretical Mechanics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Spring, Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PHYS 510 or equivalent.
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Description:
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics; variational principles; canonical transformations; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; theory of small oscillations; Lagrangian formulation for continuous systems and fields; classical chaos; canonical perturbation theory
Instructor(s):
KIM, YEONG E.
Email:
yekim@physics.purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2009
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Mechanics | Goldstein, Poole & Safko | 3rd | 0-201-65702-3 | Addison-Wesley | Optional |
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