MATH3977 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Adv) (University of Sydney): rated 3.9/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
MATH3977 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Science in Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 拉格朗日与哈密顿动力学（高级）
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Mathematics and Statistics Academic Operations
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics are reformulations of classical Newtonian mechanics into a mathematically sophisticated framework using arbitrary coordinate systems. This formulation of classical mechanics generalises elegantly to modern theories of relativity and quantum mechanics.
MATH3977 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.9/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.9/5).
On Reddit: "Yeah as mentioned before probably taking soem course in programing or a numeric approaches is valuable (idk if this is covered in phys). As with subject experiences these are as follows. The first year maths units that aren't advanced are pretty piss. You sorta can't fuck them u…"
On Reddit: "Ask as many questions as you can. You might think that the professors during your tutorial would be annoyed but they are really more than happy to talk about anything you ask them, even if it seems like it’s a silly question you end up also getting on the professors good side, w…"
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Q: Is MATH3977 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.9/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MATH3977, and when is it offered?
A: MATH3977 is taught by the Faculty of Science. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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