PY 411
Mechanics I:
Section: 001

Course Description

First semester of a two-semester sequence in particle and continuum mechanics at the intermediate level. Focuses on single-particle dynamics: Elementary Newtonian mechanics, harmonic oscillator, central force motion, conservation laws, motion in non-inertial frames, Coriolis and centrifugal forces, Lagrangian dynamics, Hamilton's equations.

Spring 2023

Instructors

Meeting Patterns

Classes Start:
January 9, 2023
Classes End:
April 24, 2023
Location:
00315 Riddick Hall
Class Days:
M W F
Class Start Time:
10:40am
Class End Time:
11:30am

Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Prerequisite: C- or better in PY 203 or C- or better in PY 407 Co-requisite: MA 341

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