Advanced Mechanics UBC PHYS 306 - Section 201 Term 2, Jan 2020 - April 2020

Course outline:

This is rough course outline and will likely be slightly modified as we go along, based on our progress and your feedback.

Week 1 Oscillatory motion Week 2 Variational Calculus Lagrange's Equations Week 3 Lagrange's Equations, examples Week 4 Lagrange's Equations, examples Central force problem, Lagrange perspective (time permitting) Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes Week 5 Coupled Oscillators and Normal Modes (contd.) Chaos Theory (time permitting) Mechanics in non-inertial reference frames Week 6 Mechanics in non-inertial reference frames (contd.) Midterm (Feb 12)

Week 7 Rigid body dynamics Week 8 Rigid body dynamics contd. Week 9 Hamiltonian Mechanics Week 10 Hamiltonian Mechanics (contd.) Canonical transformations, Hamiltonian-Jacobi theory Week 11 Hamiltonian-Jacobi theory (contd.) Continuum mechanics Week 12 Continuum mechanics contd. Week 13 Continuum mechanics contd. Review, Final preparation