PHYS301

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Mechanics

Physics College of Liberal Arts

Course Subject Code

PHYS

Course Number

301

Status

Active

Course Attributes

CEA: ProgCLA-CEA and Au Pair, MENP: Major-Engineering Physics, MPHB: Major-Physics BS, MPHY: Major-Physics BA, ENPY: Minor-Physics Elective, NPHY: Minor-Physics

Course Short Title

Mechanics

Course Long Title

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Course Description

A study of Newton's laws applied to the motion of particles and systems of particles. Forced and damped harmonic oscillators. Central-field motion, collisions, conservation laws, Lagrangian mechanics, and Hamilton's equations. Also rigid body dynamics and topics in computational physics.

Min

4

Repeatable

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Course Restrictions

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