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Other Sources
1- Haar, T. (1961). Elements of Hamiltonian Mechanics. New York: North Holland Publ. Comp.
2- Laczos, C. (1966). Variational Principles of Mechanics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
3- Bradbury, T.C. (1968). Theoretical Mechanics. New York: John Wiley.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Generalized coordinates, configuration space.
2. Week
Constraints.
3. Week
The principle of virtual work, D'Alembert's principle.
4. Week
Holonomic constraints and second kind Lagrange's equations.
5. Week
Nonholonomic constraints and first kind Lagrange's equations.
6. Week
An invariance feature of the Lagrangian.
7. Week
Noether's theorem.
8. Week
Lagrange equations from variational principle.
9. Week
Hamilton's equations.
10. Week
The physical meaning of the Hamilton's function.
11. Week
Canonical transformations.
12. Week
Harmonic oscillator and canonical transformation
13. Week
Poisson brackets.
14. Week
Hamilton-Jacobi method.
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To acquire the ability of deeply understanding physical concepts, by extending knowledge and experience in physics.
PO-2
To be able to understand, interpret, and synthesise interdisciplinary relations.
PO-3
To be able to transfer field-specific information to other work groups in written, oral, and visual ways.
PO-4
To be able to identify and evaluate problems relevant to the mastering field, by using various databases and bibliographic resources.
PO-5
To be able to use the theoretical and applied information which is learned within the mastering field, with the help of information technologies.
PO-6
To understand the fundamentals of physics in an advanced way and to acquire the ability of problem solving.
PO-7
To adopt acting in accordance with scientific ethics.
PO-8
To acquire the ability of reading and writing in at least one foreign language.
PO-9
To be able to follow recent developments in the mastering field of physics, by making extensive scans of the literature.
PO-10
To be able to develop individual decision and creativity skills.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Students will develop their knowledge at the level of expertice on issues related to the
classical mechanics.
LO-2
they will evaluate critically the knowledge related to classical mechanics
LO-3
they are able to use the knowledge obtained from advanced classical mechanics at the classical mechanics as well as other areas of physics.
LO-4
they will develop problem solving skills at a high level
LO-5
They will understand in depth the relationship with the classical mechanics and the
other subjects of the physics and will understand its effect on the other topics of physics.
