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Calendar

SES #TOPICSKEY DATES
1Review of Newtonian Mechanics
2Calculus of Variation
3Lagrangian and Hamilton PrincipleProblem set 1 due
4Lagrangian with Constraints
5Generalized Coordinates and Principle of Virtual WorkProblem set 2 due
6Conserved Quantities, HamiltonianProblem set 3 due
7Noether's Theorem, Canonical Equations and Phase Space
8Quiz 1
9Canonical Transformation IProblem set 4 due
10Canonical Transformation II
11Kepler Problem, OrbitsProblem set 5 due
12Elastic Collisions
13Inelastic ScatteringProblem set 6 due
14Rutherford Scattering
15Non-inertial Frames
16Lagrangian for Rigid Bodies, Inertia, Symmetric TopProblem set 7 due
17Angular Momentum, Free TopProblem set 8 due
18Quiz Review
19Quiz 2
20Euler Angles, Equation of Motion
21Lagrangian for a Continuous System
22Solids and FluidsProblem set 9 due
23Velocity Dependent Potentials
24Relativistic Lagrangian, Maxwell Equations
25Conserved Quantities in Field Theory, Energy-stress TensorProblem set 10 due
26Relativistic Lagrangian, Covariant Formulation, Outlook and Review

 








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