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8.09 Classical Mechanics III
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(Subject meets with 8.309)
Prereq: 8.223
Units: 4-0-8
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Lecture: TR9.30-11 (56-114) Recitation: F1 (26-328) or F2 (26-328) +final
Covers Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, systems with constraints, rigid body dynamics, vibrations, central forces, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, action-angle variables, perturbation theory, and continuous systems. Provides an introduction to ideal and viscous fluid mechanics, including turbulence, as well as an introduction to nonlinear dynamics, including chaos. Students taking graduate version complete different assignments.
I. Stewart
Textbooks (Fall 2018)