University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

PHYSICS 3006 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4020
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
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
24285 LE01 60 11 27 Jul - 14 Sep Monday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
29 Jul - 29 Jul Wednesday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
30 Jul - 17 Sep Thursday 6pm - 7pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
31 Jul - 18 Sep Friday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
19 Aug - 19 Aug Wednesday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
9 Sep - 9 Sep Wednesday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
5 Oct - 26 Oct Monday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
8 Oct - 29 Oct Thursday 6pm - 7pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
9 Oct - 30 Oct Friday 11am - 12pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
14 Oct - 14 Oct Wednesday 9am - 10am MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: The Wednesday 9am lecture slot is used for Level III lecture tests and is shared with Quantum Mech. III, Adv Dyn. & Rel. and Optics & Photonics III.
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20675 WR02 24 2 5 Aug - 16 Sep Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
7 Oct - 28 Oct Wednesday 12pm - 1pm Darling West, G14, Darling West Lecture Theatre
Note: Available face-to-face (on-campus)
20676 WR01 30 3 5 Aug - 16 Sep Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
7 Oct - 28 Oct Wednesday 3pm - 4pm Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre
Note: Available face-to-face (on-campus)