Classical Mechanics

Syllabus (PDF, Spanish)
This course corresponds to the propaedeutic part of the MSc Physics Program at the Institute of Physics (IFUAP), and it provides a detailed review of basic concepts and theories related to Classical Mechanics, which represent the foundations of more advanced courses on the MSc program.
Below you'll find the lecture notes (in Spanish), assignments of each theme/topic covered in the course, as well as exams for the specified group of topics.

Lecture Notes*

  • 01. Newtonian Mechanics (PDF)
  • 02. Small Oscillations (PDF)
  • 03. Calculus of Variations (PDF)

Assignments

  • 01. Newtonian Mechanics (PDF)
  • 02. Small Oscillations (PDF)
  • 03. Calculus of Variations (PDF)

Exams

  • 00. Diagnostic Exam (PDF)
  • 01. Exam for theme 01 (PDF)
  • 02. Exam for theme 02 (PDF)

Textbooks

  • 01. J.B. Marion & S.T. Thornton, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 5th. edition (Brooks/Cole, 2008).
  • 02. W. Greiner, Classical Mechanics: Systems of Particles and Hamiltonian Dynamics, 2nd. edition (Springer 2010).