PH 2101 Classical Mechanics * Acquire more advanced knowledge in Mechanics Course Status: Core Credit Rating: 7.5 Credits Total Hours Spent: 75 hours Course Content Vectors and coordinate transformation, Motion of a system of particles, Lagrangian and Hamiltonia conservative forces and the potential energy function, Introduction to Lagrangian Mechanics: Calculus of Variations; in dynamics; Euler-Lagrange equations, Hamilton's equations of motion used to describe central force motion, scattering, Perturbation theory and Noether's theorem. Extension to continuous and relativistic Teaching and Learning Activities Lectures, discussion on the subject content, and asking questions for testing the level of understanding on the delivered content Assessment Methods * Coursework: (at least two tests) 30% * Two Assignments & Two Quizzes 10% ¢ End of Semester Examination: 60% Reading List 1. Fowler G.R., Analytical mechanics, Sth Edition, Saunders College Publishing (1995), 2. Marion J. B., Classical dynamics of particles and systems, Academic press (1965). Murray R Spiegel, Theoretical Mechanics, Schaum's Outline series in Science, McGrawHill Book Company (1967). lastein, Classical Mechanics, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesley. idhas, Classical Mechanics, 4" Edition, PHI Learning Private Limited, (2013) Kumar Jain, Ane Books Pvt. Ltd, (2009) ind P.S. Joag, Classical Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill Education Private Limited, (2012)