Physics 315 - Analytical Mechanics
Spring
2017
01
4.00
Kerstin Nordstrom
MW 01:15PM-02:30PM;F 01:15PM-02:05PM
Mount Holyoke College
98543
Kendade 107;Kendade 107
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: PHYS-205.