PHY354H1
Advanced Classical Mechanics
Official description
Symmetry and conservation laws, stability and instability, generalized co-ordinates, Hamilton’s principle, Hamilton’s equations, phase space, Liouville’s theorem, canonical transformations, Poisson brackets, Noether’s theorem.
- Prerequisite
- MAT244H1/MAT267H1, PHY254H1
- Co-requisite
- n.a.
- Exclusion
- PHY351H1
- Recommended preparation
- n.a.
- Textbook
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['Required: ``Mechanics", 3rd ed. Volume 1 by L. Landau and I. Lifshitz.', 'Recommended: "Introduction to Classical Mechanics with Problems and Solutions" by David Morin.'] - Breadth requirement
- BR=TBA
- Distribution requirement
- DR=SCI
- course title
- PHY354H1
- session
- winter
- year of study
- 3rd year
- time and location
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24L: LEC0101, LEC2001, LEC7001, LEC9101: MW9, On line Synchronous Tutorials: M2/R12, On line Synchronous Lectures will be delivered synchronously via Zoom and recorded for later viewing. Students can ask questions during the lectures by writing in the “chat" window or by using using the "microphone”. A camera is not necessary.
- Course URL
- https://piazza.com/utoro…
- instructor
