MAS464 – Mathematical Mechanics
Classroom: E6-1. 2413
Class Hours: Mon. Wed. Fri. 10:00~10:50
Instructor: Ji Oon Lee (E6-1. 2404, Tel. 2711, jioon@kaist.ac.kr)
Office Hours: Mon. 3:30~4:30, Thu. 3:30~4:30

Scope: This course is intended for mathematics students who want to learn basic
concepts of physics. (Not to be confused with mathematics for physics students.)
Textbook: No single textbook. Lecture notes will be available, instead.
References: “Physics for Mathematicians, Mechanics I” by Spivak
“Quantum Mechanics for Mathematicians” by Takhtajan
“Feynman Lectures on Physics” by Feynman

Topics:
- Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, measurement, quantization, Gibbs
measure, and other topics in mathematical physics.
Evaluation:
- Mid-term (50%) + Final (50%)
Remarks:
- Teaching will be in English. Questions can be in English or Korean.