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This course covers advanced classical mechanics over 39 lectures, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, motion in non-inertial frames, rigid body dynamics, central force problems, and an introduction to special relativity; upon completing the course students will have an understanding of solving mechanics problems and the limitations of classical mechanics. Key textbooks include works from Goldstein, Gregory, Kittel, and Landau which cover topics like constraints, Lagrange's equations, Euler's equations, scattering, and canonical transformations.

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Lesson Plan 1

This course covers advanced classical mechanics over 39 lectures, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, motion in non-inertial frames, rigid body dynamics, central force problems, and an introduction to special relativity; upon completing the course students will have an understanding of solving mechanics problems and the limitations of classical mechanics. Key textbooks include works from Goldstein, Gregory, Kittel, and Landau which cover topics like constraints, Lagrange's equations, Euler's equations, scattering, and canonical transformations.

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PHC201 Classical Mechanics (300)

To educate students about the advanced methods to solve the problems of the
Course
mechanics of classical bodies and to introduce the basics of special theory of
Philosophy
relativity.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
 Have a broad understanding of the mechanics of classical objects.
Learning
 Have understanding of advanced techniques of solving mechanics problems
Outcome
of classical objects.
 Be able to appreciate the limitations of classical mechanics.

Unit No of
Topics
No. lectures
Lagrangian Formulation: Constraints and generalized Coordinates, degrees
of freedom, D'Alembert's principle, Lagrange's equations from D'Alembert's
1 principle, Hamilton's principle, Calculus of Variation and Lagrange's equations 9
from Hamilton's principle. Conservation Theorems and Symmetry Properties,
Simple applications of the Lagrangian formulation
Motion in a non-inertial frame: Motion of a point particle in a general (rigid)
2 non-inertial frame of reference, centripetal acceleration, Pseudo force, Coriolis 7
force and its applications, Galilean Relativity
Rigid body dynamics: Degrees of freedom of a rigid body, Moment of inertia
3 and their products, principal moments and axes, Orthogonal transformations, 7
Euler angles, Euler's equations, Precessional motion, heavy symmetrical top.
Motion under central force: Equivalent one body problem, Differential
equation of an orbit, Kepler's law, Center of mass and laboratory coordinates,
4 7
Scattering in center of mass and laboratory frames, Scattering cross-section,
Rutherford scattering, Elastic and inelastic collisions
Hamiltonian Formulation: Definition of Hamiltonian, Legendre
transformations, Hamilton equations and its application to simple cases, cyclic
5 9
coordinates and conservation theorems, Canonical transformations, Poisson
theorem, Poisson brackets
Total lectures 39

Textbooks:
1. Classical Mechanics; Goldstein, Safko & Poole; Pearson; 2002.
2. Classical Mechanics, R. Douglas Gregory, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
3. Mechanics (Berkeley Physics Course, Vol. 1), 2nd Edition, C. Kittel, W. D. Knight, M. A.
Ruderman, A. C. Helmholz, B. J. Moyer, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1973

Reference Books:
1. Mechanics and General Properties of Matter; P.K. Chakraborti, Kolkata Books and Allied; 2009
2. Classical Mechanics; J. C. Upadhyay; Himalaya Publication House; 2008.
3. Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions, 1st Edition, David Morin,
Cambridge University Press,2008.
4. Classical Mechanics, John R. Taylor, Univ Science Books, 2005.
5. Mechanics: Volume 1 (Course of Theoretical Physics), 3rd Edition, L. D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz,
ButterworthHeinemann, 1982.

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