DAMP Physics, IITB

Instructor name  Prof Raghunath Chelakkot Course Type:  Honours / Elective Pre-requisites:  None, but knowing Rigid Body Dynamics and Tensors does help. These are covered briefly in lectures too. Course Content: Lagrangian formalism Rigid Body Dynamics Tensors Fluid dynamics Elasticity Books:  Goldstein, Landau for elasticity part Lectures:  Attendance is not considered. The prof teaches on the blackboard, except for the first lecture. The class sometimes becomes boring but the concepts introduced are interesting. Many arguments seem hand wavy especially in the elasticity part but that's not the prof's inability to explain, but the theory in that domain is itself developed on many assumptions historically. Assignments:  No assignments. Tutorials are just right in difficulty level and are very relevant for the exams. Exams and Grading:  Quiz 1- 15%, Quiz 2- 15%, midsem 30 and endsem 40. Grading of exam papers is done very lenien...

Instructor Name Raghunath Chelakkot Course Type Honours/Elective (Core for DD) Course overview Lagrangian density, generalised Euler-Lagrange equations, concept of continuum limit, tensors, electromagnetic field tensor and lagrangian density of the field Fluid mechanics - Navier-Stokes equation, its solutions for specific conditions Elasticity - Moduli of elasticity, deformation, stress/strain tensors,elastic energy, bending of rods Prerequisites No formal or informal prerequisites Credit distribution 2 quizzes (15% each), 1 midsem (30%), 1 endsem (40%) Feedback on Lectures No formal attendance policy, classes mostly on blackboard, only introductory lecture and one other lecture on the concept of strain rate, and bending of rods used slides Feedback on tutorials, assignments and exams Ungraded tutorials were regularly provided for practice, and consequently discussed in class Relevant References Goldstein for the initial Classical Mechan...