Physics 200A | Fall 2016

Lecture Notes:

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Lecture I: Basics of Lagrangian Mechanics - Reposted 26 September

Lecture II: Symmetry, Conservation, Scaling and Virial Theorem - posted 27 September 2016

Lecture III: Hamiltonian Dynamics, Liouville Theorem, Poincare Recurrence - posted 28 September 2016

Lecture IV: Introduction to Eikonal Theory - posted 3 October 2016

Lecture V: Hamilton-Jacobi Theory - posted 3 October 2016

Lecture VI: Adiabatic Invariants and Applications - posted 5 October 2016

Lecture VII: Aspects of Canonical Formalism - reposted 31 October 2016

Lecture VIII: Pondermotive Force - reposted 7 November 2016

Lecture IX: Parametric Instability - Revised - Reposted 09 November 2016

Lecture X: Coupled Oscillators - posted 7 November 2016

Lecture XI: Dynamics of Linear Chains - Toward a Theory of Continua - posted 9 November 2016

Lecture XII: Mechanics of Continuua I - posted 21 November 2016

Lecture XIII: Mechanics of Continuua II-Wave Adiabatic Theory - posted 21 November 2016

Lecture XIII Supplement - Wave Energy - posted 28 November 2016

Lecture XIV: A Brief Introduction to Elasticity - posted 5 December 2016


Notes From Previous Courses

200A Material

Lecture I: Basics of Lagrangian Mechanics - posted 28 September 2015

Lecture II: Symmetry and Conservation Laws: Scale Symmetry - posted 28 September 2015

Lecture III: Hamiltonian Mechanics, Liouville's Theorem, Poincare Recurrence - posted 28 September 2015

Lecture IV: Ray and Eikonal Theory - posted 30 September 2015

Lecture V: Hamilton-Jacobi Theory - posted 5 October 2015

Lecture VI: Adiabatic Invariants and Applications - posted 5 October 2015

Lecture VII: Action-Angle Variables - posted 21 October 2015

Lecture VIII: Pondermotive Force - reposted 21 October 2015

Lecture IX: Parametric Instability - reposted 2 November 2015

Lecture X: Coupled Small Oscillations - posted 2 November 2015

Lecture XI: Modes of Linear Chains - posted 2 November 2015

Lecture XII: General Mechanics of Continuua - posted 4 November 2015

Lecture XIII: Adiabatic Theory and Wave Action Density - reposted 24 November 2015

Lecture XIII Supplement: Wave Action Density and Modulations - posted 1 December 2015

Lecture XIV: Introduction to Acoustic Radiation-An Application of Wave Energetics - posted 3 December 2015


200B Material

Fluids: Introduction and Potential Flow - Winter 2013

Introduction to Acoustics and Acoustic Radiation - Winter 2013

Lectures 2-3: Reductive Perturbation Theory and Mode Jumping - Winter 2014

Lectures 4-5: Poisson Brackets and Canonical Transformation - Winter 2014

Lectures 5-6: Adiabatic Invariants and Lectures 5-6: Supplement: More on Adiabatic Invariants - Winter 2014

Lectures 7: Adiabatic Theory for Continuua? - Winter 2014

Lecture 8: Action-Angle Variables - Winter 2014

Lecture 13: Resonant Tori-Their Destruction-RFS W15 - Winter 2015

Poincare Recurrence - Winter 2015

Lecture 14: Magnetic Field Lines as Dynamical Systems - Winter 2015

Lecture 15: Chirikov, Chaos and KAM - Winter 2015

Lectures 16-17: Calculating in the Chaotic Regime and Lectures 16-17: MORE on Calculating in the Chaotic Regime - Winter 2015

Lectures 14-15: Boltzmann Equation - Winter 2014

Lectures 14-15: H-Theorem - Winter 2014

Lectures 15-16: Physics of Boltzmannia and Hydrodynamic Equations - Winter 2014

Lecture 17: Chapman-Enskog Methods and Entropy Production, Part I - Winter 2014

Lecture 18: Transport and Chapman-Enskog II - Winter 2014

Lectures 18-19: Elementary Physics of Random Walks and Diffusion - Winter 2014

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