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 will send it to you via the UMS.

Example sheets

In .ps format   examples1.ps   examples2.ps   

In .pdf format examples1.pdf  examples2.pdf      

Answers

Answers to Example Sheet 1:

In .ps format   answers1.ps

In .pdf format  answers1.pdf

The answers  to Example Sheet 2 will be available after Lecture 20.  Supervisors may request a copy now.

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_6.ps    overheads7_12.ps   overheads13_16.ps 

In .pdf format overheads1_6.pdf  overheads7_12.pdf  overheads13_16.pdf

Lecture 1 slides  Lecture 2 slides  Lecture 3 slides  Lecture 4 slides  Lecture 6 slides  Lecture 7 slides  Lecture 8 slides  Lecture 9 slides  Lecture 10 slides

 Lecture 13 slides

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Matlab link Student Matlab

Bits in the Middle

Hunter Rouse program1 Hunter Rouse program2 Hunter Rouse program3

Hunter Rouse program4 Hunter Rouse program5 Hunter Rouse program6

summary11.pdf  dynamics11.pdf   rigid12.pdf  nuttyprofessor.pdf

Danger: contains pure snake oil... imaginary_numbers_are_not_real.pdf

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