Vakhtang Poutkaradze
Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Mathematics & Statistical Sciences
- putkarad@ualberta.ca
Overview
Research
Area
Nonlinear Models in Physical Systems
Courses
MA PH 343 - Classical Mechanics II
Principles of mechanics; non-inertial frames; Lagrange's equations and Hamilton's principle; dynamics of oscillating systems; rigid body kinematics and dynamics; Hamiltonian methods and canonical transformations. Prerequisite: PHYS 244 and one of MA PH 351, MATH 215 or 315 or MATH 317.
MATH 432 - Intermediate Differential Equations
Elementary existence and uniqueness theorems. Systems of equations, stability, perturbation theory. Introduction to numerical methods. Introduction to phase plane analysis. Prerequisite: One of MATH 201, MATH 334, MATH 336, or MA PH 251