What you'll learn:
- Kinematics: Position, velocity & acceleration are related by derivatives and integrals
- Dynamics: Forces, potentials, work, energy and momentum allow for a phenomenological description based on Newton's laws
- Circular motion: Angular velocity, acceleration, centripetal and centrifugal forces, torque and angular momentum
- Theoretical physics: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches based on d'Alembert's principle and Hamilton's principle
- Solving differential equations analytically
- Programming & Numerical simulations: Solving differential equations in Python3
- Mathematical methods: Derivatives, integrals, Taylor expansions, coordinate systems, complex numbers & matrices
- Conservation laws based on Noether theorem and symmetries
- Nice examples like: Spinning top, Kepler's laws of planetary motion, coupled, damped and driven oscillators, pulleys, levers, Coriolis force and many more
This course is for everyone who wants to learn about classical mechanic: Beginners to experts!
A bit of college mathematics (basic derivatives, integrals & vectors) is all you need to know!
Classical mechanics is the foundation of all disciplines in physics. It is typically at the very beginning of the university-level physics education. But that does not mean the classical physics is always super easy or even boring. Things become extremely complicated quickly and can lead to unexpected solutions. We can describe classical mechanics on different levels. I can guarantee that you will learn a lot no matter what your current skill level is.
You are kindly invited to join this carefully prepared course in which we derive the following concepts from scratch. I will present examples and have prepared quizzes and exercises for all topics.
[Level 1] Beginner: Kinematics (3 hours)
Overview & mathematical basics (derivatives, integrals, vectors)
Kinematics: Position, velocity & acceleration
[Level 2] Intermediate: Dynamics (9 hours)
Mathematics (Coordinate systems, multidimensional derivatives & integrals)
Dynamics: Forces & related quantities (work, potentials, energy, momentum)
Dynamics of the circular motion (torque, angular momentum)
[Level 3] Advanced: Theoretical mechanics (3.5 hours)
Lagrange’s approach (Constraints, action, Noether's theorem)
Hamilton’s approach & beyond (Legendre transformation, Hamilton's equations of motion)
[Level 4] Expert: Differential equations (8 hours)
Advanced mathematics (Complex numbers & matrices)
Differential equations: Analytical solution
Numerical solution with Python3
Why me?
My name is Börge Göbel and Iam a postdoc working as a scientist in theoretical physics. Therefore, I use theoretical classical mechanics very often but I have not forgotten the time when I learned about it and still remember the problems that I and other students had.
I have refined my advisor skills as a tutor of Bachelor, Master and PhD students in theoretical physics and have other successful courses here on Udemy.
I hope you are excited and I kindly welcome you to our course!
