Classical Dynamics

Email me: Steve Gull

Syllabus

The syllabus is here: syllabus

Errata

Please keep me informed of errors/typos. errata

Hardcopies of overheads, summary sheets, etc.

If you would like a clean copy (i.e. known typos corrected) of the overheads, or hardcopies of the summary sheets or the handout, please email me and I send it to you via the UMS.

Example sheets

In .ps format  examples1.ps   examples2.ps In .pdf format examples1.pdf examples2.pdf 

Answers

The answers will be available online 4 weeks after the corresponding example sheet is handed out. They are available now and supervisors are welcome to email me for them. Students are welcome to email me for hints.

Handout

In .ps format  handout.ps In .pdf format handout.pdf

Summary sheets

In .ps format  summary.ps In .pdf format summary.pdf

Suggested Tripos Questions

A selection of quickies, short notes and longer problems is here: Tripos problems

Overheads

In .ps format  overheads1_5.ps  overheads6_11.ps

In .pdf format overheads1_5.pdf  overheads6_11.pdf

Lecture 1 slides  Lecture 2 slides  Lecture 3 slides  Lecture 4 slides   Lecture 5 slides   Lecture 6 slides   Lecture 7 slides  Lecture 8 slides   Lecture 10 slides  

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dynamics10.pdf rigid10.pdf  summary10.pdf nutty_professor.pdf

Hunter Rouse program1 Hunter Rouse program2 Hunter Rouse program3

Hunter Rouse program4 Hunter Rouse program5 Hunter Rouse program6

Bits in the Middle

In .ps format  nutty_professor.ps In .pdf format nutty_professor.pdf

haidinger.htm

The cone problem (#1)

Telescopes and space missions

Gaia-mission  chandra x-ray mission Hubble space telescope WMAPMission: swift satellite 

Other Links:

Eric Idle "The Galaxy Song'': Galaxy song (mp3)  lyrics Critique

Alexander Calandra   The Barometer Story

Flanders and Swann "Entropy": entropy

Tom Lehrer "The elements": elements