Mar 28, 2024  
2008-2009 
    
2008-2009 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHY 330 - Intermediate Mechanics


Instructors
Belloni, Gfroerer

Newtonian principles are used with differential, integral, and vector calculus to analyze classical dynamics.  Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics are also developed and applied.  Topics may include:  linear and non-linear oscillations, gravitational systems, the calculus of variations, many-particle systems, non-inertial reference frames, rigid-body dynamics, normal modes, and wave theory.

 

Prerequisites & Notes
Physics 220 or 230 and Mathematics 135, or permission of the instructor. (Fall)