Fall 2021: 205 - Classical Mechanics

Instructor:

Börge Hemmerling
email: boergeh (add @ucr.edu)
office: Physics 3030
phone: 951-827-5264

Syllabus:

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Course description:

This course covers the Lagrangian formulation, calculus of variations, Hamilton’s principle, conservation principles and symmetry properties, the two-body central force problem, the Kepler problem, and scattering. Also examines orthogonal transformations, rigid body motion, the inertia tensor, Euler’s equations, Hamiltonian formulation, and canonical transformations.

Schedule and location:

Day Time Location
Lecture Monday 9.00am - 9.50am Winston Chung Hall 139
Lecture Wednesday 9.00am - 9.50am Winston Chung Hall 139
Lecture Friday 9.00am - 9.50am Winston Chung Hall 139