Pre-Requisite: Classical Mechanics-I

Introduction and Objectives: Classical Mechanics is the study of Particle's motion, with or without the application of force. It includes the motion of stars, planets, rocket, bullets, pulleys,  etc. Most of our daily life motion can be easily describe by the laws of classical mechanics. It fails at atomic level! It is divided into two parts, one is Classical Mechanics-I(CM-I), which is being offered in the fall semester( 5th Semester of BS program and 1st semester of Msc program) and the other is Classical Mechanics-II which is offered in spring semester (6th Semester of BS program and 2nd semester of Msc program)

Classical Mechanics-II  is the continuation of (CM-I), Major part of which is the application of Netons's laws on particle dynamics (known as Newtonian Mechanics, with some topics on simple Harmonic motion and Gravity which are again the application of Newton's laws. In this course, we will solve the same problems of Mechanics which we have encountered in CM-I, but with a different approach know as Lagrangian Mechanics. The difference between two techniques is that Newtonian mechanics requires vector quantities such as force, acceleration velocity, whereas in Lagrangian mechanics we use scalar quantity Energy. Only a physicist can appreciate the extraordinary easiness in using scalar as compared to scalar. We also have some topics on coservation laws and Collision of particles.

Text Books: 1       Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems. 5th Edition;  Stephen T. Thornton and Jerry B. Marion

.                     2      Classical Mechanics by Tai L. Chow, John Wiley & Sons (1995).

                      3       Classical Mechanics by H. Goldstein, 3rd. Edition. Addison Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts (1980).

Assessment Criteria

Mid Term       30 Marks

Sessional      20 Marks (Assignement+attendance+class participation+Quiz)

Final Term    50 Marks

Time Table BS PHYSICS EX-PPP 2017-21 

Thursday: 8:00-9:30

Friday:      8:00-9:30