PHYS 5306 - Classical Dynamics

Basic information

• syllabus
• course calendar
• course topics
• why should you learn this stuff?
• what should you know how to do by the end of this course?

Problems and solutions

• suggested problems from Landau & Lifshitz
• solutions to problems in Landau & Lifshitz
• solutions to problems in Benacquista & Romano

Extra resources

• mathematical appendices from Benacquista & Romano
• chpt 1 from Benacquista & Romano
• chpt 3 from Griffiths, “Introduction to Elementary Particles”
• workbook: .ipnyb, .pdf
• rotating hoop calculation
• simple pendulum animation: python code, animation
• elliptic functions: .ipynb, .pdf
• oscillating orbit animation: python code, animation, Ueff, r vs phi, orbit
• small-oscillations:
  • oscillating orbit (precessing): python code, animation, Ueff, r vs phi, orbit
  • oscillating orbit (closed): python code, animation, Ueff, r vs phi, orbit
  • double-pendulum: matlab code, animation
  • triatomic molecule: matlab code, animation
• rigid-body animations: matlab code, frisbee, football, sphere
• merry-go-round animations: matlab code
  • merrygoround_0.328_1.5708_5.mp4, merrygoround_0.328_1.5708_5.pdf
  • merrygoround_1.5_1.5708_0.86.mp4, merrygoround_1.5_1.5708_0.86.pdf
  • merrygoround_0.8_1.5708_2.9.mp4, merrygoround_0.8_1.5708_2.9.pdf
  • merrygoround_0.47_0.7854_3.83.mp4, merrygoround_0.47_0.7854_3.83.pdf
  • merrygoround_0.283_0.7854_3.3.mp4, merrygoround_0.283_0.7854_3.3.pdf
• rolling sphere on rotating turntable: youtube video, paper