THEORETICAL PHYSICS-DYNAMICS

PHYSICS 711

Course Description

Lagrange's equations, Principle of Least Action, orbits and scattering, kinematics of rotation, rigid body dynamics, small oscillations, special relativistic dynamics, Hamiltonian formulation, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, canonical perturbation theory, chaos, continuum mechanics, introduction to general relativity.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.54

1.83% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.19% from Historical

A Rate

24.39%

-36.8% from Historical

Class Size

30.7% from Historical

2025 Fall Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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JOSHUA FOSTER

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