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Physik-Institut

PHY311 Mechanik

Materials and information on OLAT

The following materials and additional information will be available on OLAT: script, slides presented during the lectures, exercises and solutions, format and date of the exam.

 

Module requirements

In order to pass the module each of the following requirements must be met:

  • 33% of the available points of exercises 1-7 (33% of 7*20 = 47 points)
  • 33% of the available points of exercises 8-13 (33% of 6*20 = 40 points)
  • 50% of the available points of exercises 1-13  (50% of 13*20 = 130 points)
  • pass the exam

General Information

Lecturer: Prof. Stefano PozzoriniY36 K78
Assistants:

Dr. Florian Herren Y36 K84

Dr. Gioacchino Piazza Y36 J42

Arianna Tinari Y36 J44

Nicolo Giraudo Y36 K84
Module Code: PHY 311
ECTS Credits: 8

 

Rooms and schedule

For the coordinates of lecture and tutorials see the  UZH lecture calendar

Language

Lecture and exercises in English

Main Topics

  • Kinematics and dynamics of a system of point-like masses
  • Conservation laws
  • Lagrangian Mechanics and constraints
  • Least action principle
  • Symmetries and conservation laws
  • Coordinate transformations and moving coordinate systems
  • Kepler problem
  • Rigid-body dynamics
  • Special relativity
  • Hamiltonian equations of motion
  • Canonical transformations and Hamilton-Jacobi theory

Literature

The lecture is mainly based on

  • H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics

  • David Tong: Lectures on Classical Dynamics (Available here)

  • Script by Prof. Gino Isidori (available on OLAT)

In addition the following books are suggested

  • V.I. Arnold: Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics
  • L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifschitz: Mechanics (Course in Theoretical Physics Vol. 1)
  • W. Greiner: Classical Mechanics (as exercise book)

Organization of the exercises

The students are split into two groups with two teaching assistants each. If needed the two groups will be rebalanced after the first week. Note that the tutorials for groups 1 and 2 take place at different times as  specified in the UZH course catalogue

The solutions can be handed in individually or in groups of two students.

Investing a significant amount of time for solving the exercises during the semester is crucial for the understanding of the lecture and plays a very important role as a preparation for the written exam!

More detailed information regarding the workflow and the start of the exercises can be found on OLAT.