Classical and relativistic mechanics - course description

General information

Course name	Classical and relativistic mechanics
Course ID	13.2-WF-FizP-CRM-S17
Faculty	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
Field of study	Physics
Education profile	academic
Level of studies	First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree
Beginning semester	winter term 2019/2020

Course information

Semester	4
ECTS credits to win	6
Course type	obligatory
Teaching language	english
Author of syllabus	prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Urbanowski

Classes forms

The class form	Hours per semester (full-time)	Hours per week (full-time)	Hours per semester (part-time)	Hours per week (part-time)	Form of assignment
Lecture	30	2	-	-	Exam
Class	30	2	-	-	Credit with grade

Aim of the course

Familiarize students with formalism and the theory of classical mechanics and relativistic and manufacturing of physical problem-solving skills in this area.

Prerequisites

Skills acquired during the previous course of study: basic physics, algebra and mathematical analysis.

Scope

- Kinematics and dynamic of point-mass systems and rigid bodies.

- Constraints, d'Alembert principle, Lagrange equations.

- Variational methods and conservation laws. Noether theorem.

- Phase space, Hamilton equations. Canonical invariants, integrals of motion.

- Galilean space-time. Minkowski space-time and special relativity theory.

- Elements of the relativistic dynamics.

- Elements of the continuous media mechanics.

Teaching methods

Conventional lecture and classes.

Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification

Outcome description	Outcome symbols	Methods of verification	The class form

Assignment conditions

Lectures: passing a final written exam,

Classes: passing a final test.

Final grade: weighted average of exam grades (60%) and classes grade (40%).

Notes

Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 19-02-2020 18:10)

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