Intermediate classical mechanics. Motion of a particle in one, two, and three dimensions; Kepler’s laws and planetary motion; phase space; oscillatory motion; Lagrange equations and variational principles; systems of particles; collisions and cross sections; motion of a rigid body; Euler’s equations; rotating frames of reference; small oscillations; normal modes; and wave phenomena.
Prerequisite: PHYS 005, PHYS 007, PHYS 008, and PHYS 017.
Prerequisite: PHYS 005, PHYS 007, PHYS 008, and PHYS 017.
- Teacher: Cacey Bester