PHYSICS 3006 - Advanced Dynamics and Relativity III
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | 4120 |
| 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 |
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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. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| 4120 | Mon 09/08/2021 | Wed 18/08/2021 | Fri 17/09/2021 | Fri 29/10/2021 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 23949 | LE01 | 60 | 14 | 26 Jul - 13 Sep | Monday | 11am - 12pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre |
| 28 Jul - 28 Jul | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 29 Jul - 29 Jul | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Napier, 208, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 30 Jul - 17 Sep | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room | ||||
| 5 Aug - 16 Sep | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 18 Aug - 18 Aug | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 8 Sep - 8 Sep | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 4 Oct - 25 Oct | Monday | 11am - 12pm | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 7 Oct - 28 Oct | Thursday | 10am - 11am | Lower Napier, LG28, Lecture Theatre | ||||
| 8 Oct - 29 Oct | Friday | 11am - 12pm | Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room | ||||
| 13 Oct - 13 Oct | Wednesday | 9am - 10am | Physics, 103, Kerr Grant Lecture Theatre | Note: OFFSHORE or INTERSTATE STUDENTS impacted by border restrictions are able to enrol in this course and study remotely, however alternative practical activities will need to be completed in consultation with the Course Coordinator. 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 |
| 20410 | WR01 | 28 | 2 | 4 Aug - 15 Sep | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room |
| 6 Oct - 27 Oct | Wednesday | 12pm - 1pm | Lower Napier, LG23, Teaching Room | ||||
| 20411 | WR02 | 28 | 8 | 4 Aug - 15 Sep | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Lower Napier, LG24, Teaching Room |
| 6 Oct - 27 Oct | Wednesday | 3pm - 4pm | Lower Napier, LG24, Teaching Room | ||||
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