2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHY 319 - Analytical Mechanics

1 course unit
A detailed study of the kinematics and dynamics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies.  Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics will be considered with applications to oscillators, gravitation, projectile motion in the presence of frictional forces, and motion in electromagnetic fields.  Einstein’s theory of special relativity will also be studied.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 122 General Physics II  and MTH 122 Calculus II .



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