Physics 315 - Analytical Mechanics
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Kerstin Nordstrom
TTH 01:15PM-02:30PM;F 03:15PM-04:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
95043
Clapp Laboratory 206;Clapp Laboratory 206
knordstr@mtholyoke.edu
Newton's great innovation was the description of the world by differential equations, the beginning of physics as we know it. This course studies Newtonian mechanics for a point particle in 1, 2, and 3 dimensions, systems of particles, rigid bodies, and the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations.
Prereq: Physics 200 or Physics 205.