University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHYSICS 3006 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: Semester 2
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 4 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: Yes
Pre-Requisite: PHYSICS 2532, PHYSICS 2534, MATHS 2101 or MATHS 2202, MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2201
Assessment: Tests, assignments, written exam
Syllabus:

This course will give students a working knowledge of analytical mechanics and relativity to the standard required for further study in physics. Content will include: Mechanics: Lagrangian mechanics, variational techniques, conservation laws, Noether's theorem, small oscillations, Hamiltonian mechanics, Poisson brackets. Relativity: space-time vectors and tensors, relativistic mechanics, electrodynamics; field-strength tensor, Lienard-Wiechert potentials.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
Semester 2 Mon 05/08/2024 Wed 14/08/2024 Fri 13/09/2024 Fri 25/10/2024


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24108 LE01 50 15 22 Jul - 9 Sep Monday 2pm - 3pm Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre
24 Jul - 11 Sep Wednesday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
26 Jul - 13 Sep Friday 11am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
2 Aug - 2 Aug Friday 10am - 11am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
23 Aug - 23 Aug Friday 10am - 11am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
30 Sep - 21 Oct Monday 2pm - 3pm Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre
2 Oct - 23 Oct Wednesday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
4 Oct - 25 Oct Friday 11am - 12pm Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
18 Oct - 18 Oct Friday 10am - 11am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20352 WR01 25 15 30 Jul - 10 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Hughes, 322, Teaching Room
1 Oct - 22 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Hughes, 322, Teaching Room
20353 WR02 25 FULL 30 Jul - 10 Sep Tuesday 11am - 12pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room
1 Oct - 22 Oct Tuesday 11am - 12pm Engineering & Mathematics, EMG06, Teaching Room
Related Class: Assessment
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
28646 AS01 50 15 13 Sep - 13 Sep Friday 10am - 11am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room