Physics 315 - Analytical Mechanics
Analytical Mechanics
Spring
2022
01
4.00
Spencer Smith
MW 01:45PM-03:00PM;F 01:45PM-02:35PM
Mount Holyoke College
116365
Kendade 203;Kendade 203
smiths@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.