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Mechanics IV

(Spring 2015)

• Lectures: Sat. and Mon., 8:00-9:30 AM @ Class P102 (Physics bldg.)
• Recitation sessions: TBD
  

Lecturer:

    Saeed Abedinpour
    Office: Physics, #215
    E-mail: abedinpour AT iasbs DOT ac DOT ir

TA:

    TBD

Course's syllabus:

• Coupled Oscillators
• Hamiltonian Mechanics
• Collision Theory and Scattering
• Continuum Mechanics and Elasticity
• Chaos!
  

References:

Main reference:

• "Classical Mechanics", John R. Taylor (University Science Books, 2005).

Some additional useful books:

•   "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems", Stephen Thornton and Jerry Marion (5th edition, Thomson, 2004).
•   "Analytical Mechanics", Grant Fowles and George Cassiday (7th edition, Cengage Learning, 2004).
•  "Mechanics", Keith Symon (3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1971)
  

Slightly higher level text for more curious students:

• "Classical Mechanics", Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole, and John Safko (3rd edition, Pearson, 2013).
  

Homework Assignments:

• 1st set          deadline: 14 Ordibehesht 1394 (4 May 2014)
• 2nd set          deadline: 9 Khordad 1394 (30 May 2014)
• 3rd set          deadline: 30 Khordad 1394 (20 Jun 2014)

Exams: 

•  Midterm exam:  2 Khordad 1394
  
•  Final exam:  30 Khordad 1394
  

Course's Evaluation: