PHYS 381 Advanced Mechanics II

Dr. Johnny B. Holmes

Catalog description: A continuation of the study of mechanics including accelerated reference frames, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, and generalized coordinates.

Prerequisite PHYS 380. One semester; one credit

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Syllabus word document

Study Guide (with homework and study questions) word document

• Part 1: Moving Coordinate Systems
• Moving Coordinate Systems - The basics word document
• Rotating Coordinate Systems word document
• Effective Gravity word document
• Foucault Pendulum word document
• Larmor's Theorym word document
• Restricted Three-Body Problem word document
• Part 2: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Functions
• Generalized Coordinates word document
• Generalized Momentum, Force, and the Lagrangian word document plus excel worksheet for Parabolic Coordinates
• Constraints word document
• Ignorable Coordinates and Constants of the Motion word document
• Hamilton's Equations word document
• Electro-Magnetic Forces and a Velocity-Dependent Potential word document
• Extra Topic: Study Guide for Distribution Functions word document
• Distribution Functions word document

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