PHY 301

MODULE 1 GENERALIZED COORDINATES AND CONSTRAINTS

Constraints

Generalized Coordinates

Virtual work, Virtual Displacement, and Generalized Forces

Module 2 Lagrange's and Hamilton’s Formulation of Mechanics

D’Alembert’s Principle Of Virtual Work

Lagrangian Mechanics

Hamiltonian Mechanics

Module 3 Central force and Scattering

The Generic Central Force Problem

Kepler’s Problem

Scattering Cross Section

Module 4 Motion in Non-Inertial Reference Frame

Time Derivative in Fixed and Rotating Frames

Motion Relative to Earth