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8.223 Classical Mechanics II
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Prereq: Calculus II (GIR) and Physics I (GIR)
Units: 2-0-4
Lecture: MTWRF10-11.30 (4-270) Recitation: MTWRF12.30 (4-270)
A broad, theoretical treatment of classical mechanics, useful in its own right for treating complex dynamical problems, but essential to understanding the foundations of quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Generalized coordinates, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, canonical transformations, and Poisson brackets. Applications to continuous media. The relativistic Lagrangian and Maxwell's equations.
M. Williams
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