Selected Topics (Advanced Mechanics) PHYS 444

 

Lambert Murray Professor of Physics lmurray@harding.edu

Texts: Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 4th Ed., by Marion and Thornton, 1995, Harcourt Brace & Company Analytical Mechanics, 6th Ed., by Fowles and Cassiday, 1999, Saunders Fundamentals of Acoustics, 4th Ed., Kinsler, Frey, Coppens and Sanders, 2000, J. Wiley This study is an extension of Physics 325, Analytical Mechanics. We will consider as many of the following topics as time permits: Outline of Course (Links to .pdf files - be patient) I. Non-Linear Oscillations and Chaos Unit Guide II. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics Unit Guide Notes III. Rigid Body Motion Unit Guide Notes Example Rolling Coin Problem IV. Coupled Oscillations and Waves

 

 

 

 

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