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To provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the key principles and applications of Analytical Mechanics, and their relevance to current developments in physics.

18 lectures across the semester, two days a week

This course is normally only open to students who meet the requirements for entry, or progression, for a degree programme which includes Analytical Mechanics as an elective or compulsory course.

Analytical Mechanics is a compulsory course for the following degree programmes:

BSc (Honours) Theoretical Physics, MSci Theoretical Physics

Analytical Mechanics is an elective course for the following degree programmes:

BSc (Designated) Physics, BSc (Designated) Combined Physics, BSc (Designated) Physics with Astrophysics, BSc (Honours) Combined Physics, BSc (Honours) Chemical Physics, BSc (Honours) Physics with Astrophysics, MSci Physics, MSci Combined Physics, MSci Physics with Astrophysics, MSci Chemical Physics, MSci Chemical Physics with Work Placement

PHYS5004 Dynamics, Electrodynamics and Relativity (withdrawn)

Examination (100%)

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

To provide students with an opportunity to develop knowledge and understanding of the key principles and applications of Analytical Mechanics, and their relevance to current developments in physics.

By the end of the course students will be able to demonstrate a knowledge and broad understanding of Analytical Mechanics. They should be able to describe and analyse quantitatively processes, relationships and techniques relevant to the topics included in the course outline, applying these ideas and techniques to solve general classes of problems which may include straightforward unseen elements. They should be able to write down and, where appropriate, either prove or explain the underlying basis of physical laws relevant to the course topics, discussing their applications and appreciating their relation to the topics of other courses taken.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.