University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHYSICS 3006 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3820
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
3820 Mon 06/08/2018 Fri 31/08/2018 Fri 14/09/2018 Fri 26/10/2018


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24158 LE01 60 20 24 Jul - 24 Jul Tuesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
25 Jul - 12 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
26 Jul - 13 Sep Thursday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
27 Jul - 14 Sep Friday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
14 Aug - 14 Aug Tuesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
4 Sep - 4 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
3 Oct - 24 Oct Wednesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
4 Oct - 25 Oct Thursday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
5 Oct - 26 Oct Friday 10am - 11am Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
9 Oct - 9 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20416 WR02 25 7 3 Aug - 14 Sep Friday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
5 Oct - 26 Oct Friday 1pm - 2pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
20417 WR01 25 3 1 Aug - 12 Sep Wednesday 2pm - 3pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
3 Oct - 24 Oct Wednesday 2pm - 3pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room