Course Code :AMAT 32643

Title : Mechanics III

Pre-requisites :AMAT 21562

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to

1. explain, the motion of a dynamical system using Lagrange and Hamilton formalism

2. collect and organize a knowledge of concepts of classical dynamics.

Course Content :

Eularian angles, Motion of a symmetrical top, Normal modes, Lagrange equation of motion for impulsive motion, D’Alambert’s principle. Hamilton’s equations of motion.

Method of Teaching and Learning: A combination of lectures and tutorial discussions.

Assessment : Based on tutorials, tests and end of course examination.

Recommended Reading :

1. J. Daniel Kelley, Jacob J. Leventhal. Problems in Classical and Quantum Mechanics: Extracting the Underlying Concepts. Springer. 2016

2. Claude Gignoux, Bernard Silvestre-Brac, Solved Problems in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics, Springer Netherlands, 2014

3. Chorlton, F. Text book of Dynamics, D. Van Nostrand, 1969.

4. Ramsey, A.S. Dynamics, Parts I & II, Cambridge University Press, 1975.

5. Goldstein, H. Classical Mechanics, Addison Wesley, 1977

6. Anil V. Rao, Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies: A Systematic approach, Cambridge University Press. 2006.

7. Dieter Strauch, Classical Mechanics, An Introduction, Springer, 2009