Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Understand the fundamentals
• Have a good knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of physics and of the role of models and theories.
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of mathematics suitable for the study of physics, and be able to use this mathematics in applications in the field of physics
• Undertake further study having already acquired and enhanced the necessary learning skills
• Provide clear and accurate information
• Communicate complex information to a qualified scientific partner
• Have a rigorous scientific approach
• Solve simple problems in the context of physics by identifying their basic aspects and by using both appropriate theoretical and experimental methods
• Have integrated theoretical and/or practical skills during an introductory training session on scientific research

Learning Outcomes of UE

Be able to apply the mathematical methods of analytical mechanics to problem-solving. Understanding of the key issues of symplectic geometry.

UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance

Variational principles, Lagrange, Hamilton, Hamilton-Jacobi equation, integrability and action-angle variables

Prior Experience

Differential and integral calculus, linear algebra, tensor calculus