DDS= Differential Dynamical Systems by Meiss

JS = Classical Dynamics by Jose and Saletan

Date Topics Readings Presesenter
Jan 13 Introduction to Hamiltonian Dynamics (9.1-9.3) DDS: 9.1-9.3 Meiss
Jan 20 Poisson Systems DDS: 9.4 Adam Fox
Jan 27 Action Principle DDS: 9.5-9.6 Nick Nelson
Feb 5 (SPECIAL DATE/TIME 4:00, ECOT 226) Lagrangian Dynamics DDS: 9.7 Hawk Berry
Feb 10 Differential Forms JS: 3.4 Sebastian Skardal
Feb 17 Noether's Theorem again JS: 3.4.3 Ted Galanthay
Feb 24 Legendre Transformations JS: 5.1.1-5.1.2 Brock Mosovksy
Mar 3 Poisson Brackets JS: 5.1.3 Anthony Rasca
Mar 10 Symplectic Geometry JS: 5.2 Jerrad Hampton
Mar 17 Canonical Transformations JS: 5.3.1-2 Dane Taylor
Mar 24 (Spring Break)
Mar 31 Generating Functions JS: 5.3.3 Sekson Sirisubtawee
Apr 7 Cartan's Magic Formula JS: 5.3.4 (& 5.4.1 if time) Everyone!
Apr 14 Liouville and Darboux JS: 5.4 Everyone!
Apr 21 Linearized Hamiltonian Dynamics DDS: 9.10-11 Everyone!
Apr 28 KAM Theory DDS: 9.12-13 Meiss