CLASSICAL MECHANICS   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Johnstown Campus Catalog
   

PHYS 0400 - CLASSICAL MECHANICS


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Kinematics and dynamics of point masses with various force laws; central forces, including planetary and satellite motion; conservation laws; systems of particles; accelerating coordinate systems; rigid body motions; topics from Lagrange's formulations of mechanics; Einstein's special relativity and how it modifies Newtonian mechanics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: (MATH 0231 or 0230) and PHYS 0152


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