University of California San Diego, Department of Physics
Winter 2013 Physics 200B
Lecture Notes

Review of Lagrangian Mechanics - posted 9 January 2013

Basics of Hamiltonian Mechanics Liouville's Theorem - posted 9 January 2013

Eikonal Theory and Ray Equations - posted 9 January 2013

Hamilton-Jacobi Theory - posted 9 January 2013

Paths and Principle of Maupertuis - posted 16 January 2013

Poisson Brackets and Canonical Transformations - posted 16 January 2013

Adiabatic Invariants - posted 30 January 2013

WKB Adiabatic invariants - 6 February 2013

Poincare Invariant - posted 6 February 2013

Pondermotive Force - posted 13 February 2013

Nonlinear Oscillators - posted 13 February 2013

General Continuum Dynamics - An Introduction - posted 21 February 2013

Adiabatic Theory and Wave Action Density - posted 4 March 2013

Fluids: Introduction and Potential Flow - posted 4 March 2013

Introduction to Acoustics and Acoustic Radiation - posted 11 March 2013

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL FOR 200B

Relaxation Oscillations - posted 21 February 2013

Canonical Perturbation Theory --- Secular P.T., Tori, Island Formation - posted 21 February 2013

Introduction to Synchronization - posted 21 February 2013