F3081 Theoretical mechanics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Wed 13:00–14:50 F3,03015
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
F3081/01: Mon 17. 9. to Fri 14. 12. Tue 15:00–15:50 F3,03015
Prerequisites
Basic linear algebra. Basic calculus.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
At the end of the first part of the course students should get notion about methods used in the parts of theoretical physics: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, rigid body mechanics, and elasticity and hydrodynamics.
Learning outcomes
Lectures, exercises.
Syllabus
  • Mechanics of a particle:
  • Hamilton's principle
  • Lagrange's formulation of mechanics
  • The Kepler problem
  • Hamiltonian mechanics, conservation laws
    • Mechanics of a rigid body:
  • Lagrange function of rigid body
  • equations of motion, applications
    • Mechanics of continuum:
  • Elasticity
    • Hydrodynamics:
  • Dry water
  • Wet water
Literature
  • BRDIČKA, Miroslav, Ladislav SAMEK and Bruno SOPKO. Mechanika kontinua. 3. rev. vyd. Praha: Academia, 2005, 799 s. ISBN 802001344X. URL info
  • HAND, Louis N. and Janet D. FINCH. Analytical mechanics. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998, xv, 575. ISBN 0521573270. info
  • FEYNMAN, Richard Phillips, Robert B. LEIGHTON and Matthew L. SANDS. The Feynman lectures on physics. 6th print. Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1977, 1 sv. ISBN 0201021161. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, exercises.
Assessment methods
Homework collected one week before the oral examination, two written exams: in the middle and at the end of the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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