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Advanced Classical Mechanics I: PH610/PH710-2E (2010 Fall) Course Information Prerequisites PH562: Classical Mechanics II Applications of methods of Lagrange, Hamilton, Poisson, and Hamilton-Jacobi to such classical problems as central force, small oscillation, and classical chaos Theory Variational Principles amd Lagrange's Equations Central Force Problems Oscillations Hamiloton Equations Canonical Transformations Hamilton-Jacobi Theory Classical Chaos PH610 and PH710 cover the same topics. However, the students in PH710 will be given higher levels of homework and exam problems than those in PH610. Day and Time: Tue. & Thu. 2:00-3:15 Room: CH 445 Instructor: Dr. Ryoichi Kawai email: kawai@uab.edu phone: (205) 934-3931 Office Hour: by appointment Course Website: http://kawai.phy.uab.edu/courses/ph710 Course Schedule Homework Assigments Required Textbook Classical Mechanics, 3rd Ed. Goldstein, Poole and Safko Addison-Wesley, 2001 ISBN-13: 978-0201657029 Messages from the Instructor Solution to Final Exam. Solution to Test 2. Logistic Map: MS Excel,   Open Office Chaos in the Henon-Heiles system: Maple worksheet Lorenz Attractor: Maple worksheet Van der Pole oscillator: Maple worksheet Linear Stability Analysis and Phase Portrait Application: Maple worksheet,   PDF Linear Stability Analysis and Phase Portrait Basics: Maple worksheet,   PDF Solution to Test 1. Welcome to PH610/710 Advanced Classical Mechanics I course. Homework Several homework problems will be given every week. Homework must be turned in electronically by email. (Use the department fax machine in the mailroom which scans sheets and sends the images by email.) Exams An in-class midterm exam, a take-home midterm exams and a take-home final comprehensive exam will be given. Students must take all three exams. Make-up exam is allowed only when reasonable excuse is presented. You can take only one make-up exam. Grading Exams and assignments carry the following maximum points: Midterm exams (20 pts. each), Final exam (40 pts.), Homework and other assignments (20 pts.). The total maximum possible points is 100. Letter grades are determined by the rule given in the table. Grade Total Score A 85 or above B 75 or above C 60 or above F Otherwise