Dynamics, Chaos & Special Relativity (PHYS2100)
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Mathematics & Physics School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
4 Contact hours
Incompatible
MA255 or PH255
Prerequisite
[(MATH1052 or MT152) + (PHYS1001 or PH144) + (PHYS1002 or PH145)
Assessment methods
Exam & assignments
Course enquiries
Dr Ian McCulloch (ianmcc@physics.uq.edu.au)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
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Course description
Introduction to Lagrangian & Hamiltonian mechanics including elementary treatment of chaos in Hamiltonian systems. Calculus of variations, constraints, generalised coordinates, geometrical methods. Introduction to Special Relativity including relativistic particle mechanics.