J-L Lagrange (1736-1813)

MATH3355: Hamiltonian Systems

MATH5355: Advanced Hamiltonian Systems

W.R. Hamilton (1805-1865)

This lecture course serves both of the above modules.

Students taking MATH5355 will be required to read material on an extra topic (Topic 5 in the module description).

The module descriptions can be found at MATH3355 Hamiltonian Systems and MATH5355 Advanced Hamiltonian Systems

The module reading list for MATH3355 and MATH5355 .

Homework Sheets.

Here are the homework sheets which were used in the academic year 2009-10. Some of these may be used in 2011-12, but the definitive list of homework sheets, lecture notes, etc will be posted on VLE, so students registered on either of these modules should use VLE.

  1. MATH3355/MATH5355 Examples 1
  2. MATH3355/MATH5355 Examples 2
  3. MATH3355/MATH5355 Examples 3
  4. MATH3355/MATH5355 Examples 4
  5. MATH3355/MATH5355 Examples 5
  6. MATH5355 Only Examples 6

Additional Tutorial Examples.

Here are the homework sheets

  1. MATH3355/MATH5355 Tutorial Sheet 1/2
  2. MATH3355/MATH5355 Tutorial sheet 3/4

Past Exam Papers.

MATH3355 Exams.

  1. MATH3355 Sample Exam        Sample Exam Solutions
  2. MATH3355 Exam 2008

MATH5355 Exams.

  1. MATH5355 Exam 2008

Biographies and History

A useful web site for biographies and other historical data on mathematicians is The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive . Some of the people mentioned in the lectures are listed below.
  1. Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865)
  2. Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804-1851)
  3. Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736-1813)
  4. Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752-1833)
  5. Joseph Liouville (1809-1882)
  6. Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)

Greek Alphabet

Many mathematical symbols used in this and many other mathematics modules are taken from the Greek alphabet. Here is a guide to the Greek Alphabet.

Some Mechanics on the Web.

Useful Search Engines

If you need to find a mathematical definition or some basic facts and you can't find this in a book, then try searching the web.

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