Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Science

School

Mathematics & Physics School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Delivery mode

External

Class hours

3 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour

Incompatible

MATH4104

Prerequisite

Permission of Head of School + PHYS2100 or PHYS2101 or MATH3101

Assessment methods

Examination, assignments

Course enquiries

Course description

Lagrangian formulation of Newtonian mechanics; Hamiltonian formalism: the Poisson bracket, canonical transformations; integrable systems: Liouville Arnold theorem; canonical perturbation theory; order and chaos in Hamiltonian systems: the KAM theorem, twist maps. Ergodic theory: basic concepts and examples; ergodic theorems and applications; entropy. (offered in odd-numbered years)

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable