PHY311 Mechanik

Lectures:  

• Monday 08:00 - 09:45  Y16-G-05
• Thursday 08:00 - 09:45  Y24-G-55
• First lecture: Monday, 14.09.2026

Exercise classes:

• The exercise classes start in the second week of the course (first class:  Wednesday, 23.09.2021)
• Regular exercise classes: By default, the exercise classes consist of two parts: i) discussion of the solutions to the exercises posted on this website the previous week; ii) new exercises to be solved in small teams during the class, with the help of the teaching assistants.
• Training tests: Two exercise classes during the semester (dates will be announced at least two weeks in advance) will be devoted to training tests. These tests are to be completed individually, without the help of teaching assistants or electronic tools. They will be graded in order to provide feedback on your progress. Participation in at least one of the two tests, with a realistic attempt to solve the exercises, is a prerequisite for admission to the final exam. 

Exam's details:

• The exam will be a written test (duration: 3 hours). No books or electronic devices (phones, tables) are allowed at the exam. 
• The only material allowed during the exam is the formula sheet availablehere, (PDF, 320 KB)  containing a collection of mathematical formulae prepared by students in 2019.

Lecture Notes for the full course can be found here (PDF, 5 MB)

• Participation in at least one of the two training tests, with a realistic attempt to solve the exercises.
• Sufficient performance in the final written exam.

• H. Goldstein: Classical Mechanics

• David Tong: Lectures on Classical Dynamics (Available here)

• V.I. Arnold: Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics
• L.D. Landau and E.M. Lifschitz: Mechanics (Course in Theoretical Physics Vol. 1)
• W. Greiner: Classical Mechanics (as exercise book)