MAS464 Mathematical Mechanics

Classroom: E6-1. 2413

Class Hours: Mon. Wed. Fri. 10:00~10:50
Instructor: Ji Oon Lee (E6-1. 2404, Tel. 2711, jioon@kaist.ac.kr)
Office Hours: Mon. 3:30~4:30, Thu. 3:30~4:30
Scope: This course is intended for mathematics students who want to learn basic
concepts of physics. (Not to be confused with mathematics for physics students.)
Textbook: No single textbook. Lecture notes will be available, instead.
References: Physics for Mathematicians, Mechanics I by Spivak
Quantum Mechanics for Mathematicians by Takhtajan
Feynman Lectures on Physics by Feynman

Topics:
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Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, measurement, quantization, Gibbs

measure, and other topics in mathematical physics.

Evaluation:
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Mid-term (50%) + Final (50%)

Remarks:
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Teaching will be in English. Questions can be in English or Korean.