PHYS 441 - Classical Mechanics

Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3

Prerequisite: PHYS 131, PHYS 132; MATH 125, MATH 126
Corequisite: MATH 341 or Physics Department permission
Covers vectors, generalized coordinates, and coordinate transformations to study the mechanics of a particle and a system of particles in one, two, and three dimensions. Central forces, planetary, and satellite motion and rotation, oscillations, and conservation laws in the Newtonian formulation of classical mechanics are included and used to solve dynamical problems for various mechanical systems.