University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHYSICS 7032 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity

Career: Postgraduate Coursework
Units: 3
Term: 3920
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 2201, MATHS 2102 or MATHS 2202
Incompatible: PHYSICS 3006
Assessment: Assignment, 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. 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
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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
3920 Mon 12/08/2019 Sat 31/08/2019 Fri 20/09/2019 Fri 01/11/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
21615 LE01 15 15 30 Jul - 30 Jul Tuesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
31 Jul - 18 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
1 Aug - 19 Sep Thursday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
2 Aug - 20 Sep Friday 11am - 12pm Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
20 Aug - 20 Aug Tuesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
10 Sep - 10 Sep Tuesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
9 Oct - 30 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
10 Oct - 31 Oct Thursday 9am - 10am Benham, G10, Benham Lecture Theatre
11 Oct - 1 Nov Friday 11am - 12pm Badger, G31, Macbeth Lecture Theatre
15 Oct - 15 Oct Tuesday 9am - 10am Engineering Sth, S112, Teaching Room
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20449 WR01 10 10 7 Aug - 18 Sep Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room
9 Oct - 30 Oct Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Badger, LG17, Teaching Room