PHYS326-11S1 (C) Semester One 2011

Classical Mechanics and Symmetry Principles

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 21 February 2011
End Date: Sunday, 26 June 2011
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 6 March 2011
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 22 May 2011

Description

The Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics which provide essential preparation for all advanced courses in theoretical physics. Techniques learned have wide use in advanced quantum mechanics, quantum field theory, general relatively, particle physics and statistical mechanics.

Prerequisites

P: (1) (PHYS203 or PHYS223) and (PHYS202 or PHYS204 or PHYS222 or PHYS224); (2) MATH201 or MATH261 or MATH264

Lecturer

Ish Neupane

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Homework assignments 25% 5 problem sets best 4 out of 5 for mark
Final Exam 60%
Test 15%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $690.00

International fee $3,225.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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