Physics 421 - Mechanics
Note: Experience with a speadsheet, Mathematica, or a programming Ianguage is needed for the problem sets.
Newton's laws of motion and conservation laws
Oscillations: damped, driven oscillator
Lagrangian dynamics
Central force motion
Dynamics of multiparticle systems
Motion in a noninertial reference frame
Rigid bodies
Coupled oscillators
Nonlinear oscillations and chaos.
Course Information
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Undergraduate |
Semester Offered: |
Fall |
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3 |
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| Prerequisite: |
PHYSIC 151 or 171; MATH 233 |
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none |
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Current Semester (Fall 2009)
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| Section: |
1 |
Instructor: |
Sorbo
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| Times: |
TuTh 9:30-10:45 |
Location: |
HASA 109 |
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