Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Science

School

Mathematics & Physics School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Prerequisite

PHYS2100 or PHYS2101 or MATH3101

Assessment methods

Examination, assignments

Course enquiries

Dr Cecilia Gonzalez Tokman

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school.

Course description

Lagrangian formulation of Newtonian mechanics; Hamiltonian formalism: the Poisson bracket, canonical transformations; integrable systems: Liouville Arnold theorem; canonical perturbation theory; order and chaos in Hamiltonian systems: the KAM theorem, twist maps. Ergodic theory: basic concepts and examples; ergodic theorems and applications; entropy. (offered in odd-numbered years)

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile