Course overview
This course enables students to develop a working knowledge of analytical mechanics and relativity to the standard required for further study in physics.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations and the relation between symmetry and conservation
- Discuss the space-time approach to relativity and four-vectors
- Discuss relativistic kinematics, optics, and analytic mechanics
- Discuss the covariant form of Maxwell's electromagnetic equations
- Recognise and apply appropriate techniques to solve a range of problems
- Communicate effectively through scientific writing and problem-solving
Degree list
The following degrees include this course