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97ac1514-598d-4ae9-af20-fdf75b940953

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ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
Country
Germany
Host Institution
Free University of Berlin
Program(s)
Free University Berlin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANALYTCAL MECHANICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.50
UCEAP Semester Units
5.70
Course Description

This course, comprised of a lecture and discussion section, includes the following topics: 1) Introduction (historical notes, coordinate dependence of Newton‘s equations, systems with constraints); 2) Lagrange equations (systems w/o constraints, non-inertial reference frames, constraints and generalized coordinates, virtual displacements, D’Alembert’s principle, systems w/ constraints); 3) Hamilton‘s principle (variational calculus, derivation of Lagrange equations from Hamilton’s principle, Lagrange multipliers and constraints); 4) Symmetries and conservation laws (cyclic coordinates and canonical momenta, translational and rotational invariance, Noether theorem, translational invariance in time and energy conservation, energy conservation in 1D systems, Galilei invariance and Lagrangian of free particles, relativistic mechanics of free particles, gauge invariance, mechanical similarity); 5) Oscillations (coupled oscillators, driven oscillators, Green function of damped oscillator, parametric resonance, motion in rapidly oscillating fields); 6) Rigid bodies (degrees of freedom, tensor of inertia and kinetic energy, angular momentum, principal axes of tensor of inertia, equations of motion, Euler angles, free symmetric top, heavy symmetric top, fast top).

Language(s) of Instruction
German
Host Institution Course Number
20113401
Host Institution Course Title
ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Physik

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LAB RESEARCH
Country
Japan
Host Institution
Tohoku University
Program(s)
STEM Research in Tohoku
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics Mechanical Engineering Mathematics Materials Science Environmental Studies Engineering Electrical Engineering Earth & Space Sciences Computer Science Civil Engineering Chemistry Chemical Engineering Biological Sciences Bioengineering Biochemistry Agricultural Sciences
UCEAP Course Number
186
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
LAB RESEARCH
UCEAP Transcript Title
LAB RESEARCH
UCEAP Quarter Units
9.00
UCEAP Semester Units
6.00
Course Description

This six-week summer course provides individual research training through the experience of belonging to a specific laboratory at Tohoku University. Students are assigned to a laboratory research group with Japanese and international students under the supervision of Tohoku University faculty. They participate in various group activities, including seminars, for the purpose of training in research methods and developing teamwork skills. The specific topic studied depends on the instructor in charge of the laboratory to which each student is assigned. The methods of assessment vary with the student's project and laboratory instructor. Students submit an abstract concerning the results of their individual research each semester and present the results near the end of this program.

Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
N/A
Host Institution Course Title
LAB RESEARCH
Host Institution Campus
Tohoku University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
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