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PY 511 Mechanics I

±Ê³ÛÌý511/±Ê³ÛÌý411ÌýÌýMechanics IÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

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.

Prerequisite: C- or better in ±Ê³ÛÌý203 or C- or better in ±Ê³ÛÌý407 Co-requisite: ²Ñ´¡Ìý341

Typically offered in Spring only

Physics (MS)

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1 Excludes: PY 501 Quantum Physics I , PY 511 Mechanics I , and PY 514 Electromagnetism I . 2 Students may opt to select a minor, by which three graded courses from other departments will be accepted as determined in conjunction with the academic committee.