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Phys-202 — Theoretical Mechanics
(dt. Theoretische Mechanik)

Level, degree of commitment Basic module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (5 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS), Lern- and Leistungskontrollen gemäß Lehrveranstaltungskommentar,
270 hours (Besuch der lecture (75 h), Besuch der recitation class (30 h), Nachbereitung der lecture, Literaturstudium (45h), recitation classszettel and Hausaufgaben (90 h), Klausurvorbereitung and Klausur (30 h))
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 CP
Course requirement(s): Written examination. A resit can be taken as oral examination.
Examination type: The admission to the module examination can be made dependent on the successful completion of the learning and performance tests.
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Physik.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
each summer semester
Person in charge of the module's outline k.A.

Contents

Point Mechanics:

Kinematics and dynamics of mass points in one and three spatial dimensions, Newton's laws, conservation laws, bound and unbound motions in potentials, integration of equations of motion for symmetric potentials, description of scattering processes, Hamilton's principle, Lagrangian equations of the first and second kind, rigid bodies, Hamiltonian mechanics.

Computational techniques:

Vector analysis, series expansions (Taylor, Fourier), differential equations, systems of linear equations.


Qualification Goals

Students learn and practice analyzing observations of mechanical processes and reducing them to basic relationships in mechanics. Equipped with the necessary computational techniques, they will be able to formulate and work on models to describe the observations.


Prerequisites

None


Applicability

Module imported from B.Sc. Physik.

When studying M.Sc. Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Physics.

Die Wahlmöglichkeit des Moduls ist durch seine Klassifikation als Theoriemodul aus dem Bachelor Physik (TB) beschränkt.


Recommended Reading

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Please note:

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  • Winter 2019/20
  • Winter 2020/21 (no corresponding element)
  • Summer 2021 (no corresponding element)
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  • Winter 2023/24 (no corresponding element)

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