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Classical Mechanics (Fall 2011, Standard Univ.). Instructor: Professor Leonard Susskind.
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Our exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of modern physics begins with classical mechanics, the mathematical physics worked out by Isaac Newton (1642-1727) and later by Joseph Lagrange (1736-1813) and William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865). We will start with a discussion of the allowable laws of physics and then delve into Newtonian mechanics. We then study three formulations of classical mechanics respectively by Lagrange, Hamiltonian and Poisson. Throughout the lectures we will focus on the relation between symmetries and conservation laws. The last two lectures are devoted to electromagnetism and the application of the equations of classical mechanics to a particle in electromagnetic fields. (from theoreticalminimum.com)
Course Currilcum
- Lecture 01 – State diagrams and the nature of physical laws Unlimited
- Lecture 02 – Newton’s law, phase space, momentum and energy Unlimited
- Lecture 03 – Lagrangian, least action, Euler-Lagrange equations Unlimited
- Lecture 04 – Symmetry and conservation laws Unlimited
- Lecture 05 – The Hamiltonian Unlimited
- Lecture 06 – Hamilton’s equations Unlimited
- Lecture 07 – Liouville’s theorem Unlimited
- Lecture 08 – Poisson brackets Unlimited
- Lecture 09 – Electric and magnetic fields 1 Unlimited
- Lecture 10 – Electric and magnetic fields 2 Unlimited
