PHYS502 ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
| Course Code: | 2300502 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Physics |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ALTUĞ ÖZPİNECİ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
- basic concepts in scalar mechanics
- fundamentals of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formualtions
- canonical transformations
Course Content
Lagrange's equation, central force problem, Rigid body problem, small oscillations, Hamilton's equations, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, introduction to continuous systems and fields.
Course Learning Outcomes
Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to:
- be equipped with an alternative method to the vector mechanics
- use mathematical functions to express physical constraints of a system
- analyze the motion of a classical system in a very systematical way
- master some of mathematical methods
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | They are competent in the fundamentals of Physics and in the subfield of their thesis work. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | They have necessary skills (literature search, experiment design, project design, etc.) for doing research with guidance of a more experienced researcher. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | They can communicate research results in a proper format (journal article, conference presentation, project report etc.) | ✔ | |||
| 4 | They can learn necessary skills and techniques (theoretical, experimental, computational etc.) on their own. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | They have necessary skills to work as team member in a research group. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution