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Class number:
3194
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Title: Classical Mechanics |
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Department: Physics |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 8 |
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Available seats: 7 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM, LSC - 135 |
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Instructor(s): Palandage, Kalum |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in Physics 231 and either Mathematics 231 or 234. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Natural Science Requirement |
Course Description:
A detailed analytical treatment of Newtonian mechanics. Lagrange’s and Hamilton's equations are developed and applied to the analysis of motion governed by several exemplary force laws. The general problem of motion under the influence of a central force is formulated and applied to problems of planetary motion and to Rutherford scattering of particles. Other topics to be treated include the dynamics of rigid bodies, oscillations of systems of masses connected by springs and elements of the mechanics of continuous media such as fluids. |
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Course Syllabus:
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