Reading Response Week 9, Classical Mechanics | Physical Systems and Applied Mathematics

Reading Response - Week 9, Classical Mechanics

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13.1 The Basic Variables; 13.2 Hamilton's Equations for One-Dimensional Systems

1) Big Concepts

2) Big Maths

3a) Questions about Example 13.1?

3b) Questions about Example 13.2?

4) Questions/Confusion/What to spend time on?

13.3 Hamilton's Equations in Several Dimensions

1) Big Concepts

2) Big Maths

3a) Questions about Example 13.3?

3b) Questions about Example 13.4?

4) Questions/Confusion/What to spend time on?

13.4 Ignorable Coordinates; 13.5 Lagrange's Equations vs. Hamilton's Equations

1) Big Concepts

2) Big Maths

3) Questions/Confusion/What to spend time on?

13.6 Phase-Space Orbits

1) Big Concepts

2) Big Maths

3a) Questions about Example 13.5?

3b) Questions about Example 13.6?

4) Questions/Confusion/What to spend time on?