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This document outlines the topics and materials covered in the PHYSICS 507 Fall 2007 midterm exam. The exam will consist of 4 problems and will be closed book and notes. It will cover topics in Newtonian mechanics, including space vectors, Newton's laws of motion, systems of particles, and the two-body problem. It will also cover Lagrangian mechanics, including configuration space, Lagrange's equations, Hamilton's principle, symmetries and conservation laws. References for each topic are provided from course notes and classical mechanics textbooks.

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This document outlines the topics and materials covered in the PHYSICS 507 Fall 2007 midterm exam. The exam will consist of 4 problems and will be closed book and notes. It will cover topics in Newtonian mechanics, including space vectors, Newton's laws of motion, systems of particles, and the two-body problem. It will also cover Lagrangian mechanics, including configuration space, Lagrange's equations, Hamilton's principle, symmetries and conservation laws. References for each topic are provided from course notes and classical mechanics textbooks.

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PHYSICS 507

Fall 2007 MIDTERM EXAM

Room: ARC-207 Time: November 1 (Thursday), 10:20-11:40

GROUND RULES There are four problems based on the below-listed material. Closed book Closed notes Partial credit will be given. Do as many parts of a problem as possible.

PROGRAM

I. NEWTONIAN MECHANICS Space (Survey of undergraduate level vector algebra) : Euclidean space. Vectors. Orthogonal transformation. Kronecker and Levi-Civita symbols. Euler theorem. Cross product. Literature: 1) R.A. Sharipov, Quick Introduction to Tensor Analysis (Chapters I-III); 2) H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 4.1-3, 4.5-4.7) 3) P. Lampert. Course Notes (Chapters 7.1-7.3) Newtons laws (Survey of undergraduate level mechanics): Time. Reference frame. Material point (particle). Velocity. Galilean transformations and principle of relativity. Newtons laws. Mass and force. Examples of forces. Literature: 1) P. Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 1.1, 1.2, 7.1) Systems of particles (Survey of undergraduate level mechanics): Internal and external forces. Linear and angular momentum. Energy. Conservative and nonconservative forces. Virial theorem. Literature: 1). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 1.3-1.8) 1

2). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 1.1, 1.2, 3.4); 3). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 8, 10). Motion in one dimension: Local solution of the Newton equation. Phase curves. Literature: 1). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapter 11). 2). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 4.1-1.2) Two-body problem: Reduced mass. Motion in a central eld. Second Kepler law. Binets equation. Bertrands theorem Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 3.1-3.5); 2). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 13, 14). 3). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapter 4.3) Kepler problem: Closed orbits. The Laplace-Runge-Lenz vector. Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 3.7-3.9); 2). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 15). 3). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapter 4.4) Scattering: Dierential scattering cross section. Rutherfords formula. Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 3.10, 3.11); 2). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 18, 19).

II. LAGRANGIAN MECHANICS Conguration space: Generalized coordinates. Examples (cylindrical, spherical, ellipsoidal coordinates). Generalized velocities. Kinetic energy. Holonomic constraints. Degrees of freedom. Literature: 1). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 2.1-2.2); 2). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 1.3); 3). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapter 1). Lagranges equation: DAlemberts principle. Lagranges equation. Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 1.4, 1.6); 2). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 2.3-2.4); 2

3). Lammert, Course Notes (Supplemental, Chapter 1) Hamiltons principle: Calculus of Variations. Hamiltons principle. Properties of the Lagrange function (Lagrangian). Lagranges equations for systems with constraints. Lagrange multipliers. Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 2.1-2.3); 2). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 2.5-2.8); 3). Lammert, Course Notes (Supplemental, Chapters 2, 3) 4). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 2-5). Symmetries and conservation laws: Cyclic coordinates. Angular momentum. Literature: 1). H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics (Chapters 2.6-2.7, 8.3); 2). Lammert, Course Notes (Chapters 2.9); 3). L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifshitz: Mechanics (Chapters 6-10, 41). Routh function

(Routhian). Integrals of motion. Symmetries. Noethers theorem. Energy. Momentum.

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