PHY 293 - Mechanics

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Newtonian mechanics including study of conservation theorems, gravitation, oscillations, calculus of variations, Hamilton’s Principle, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, central force motion, multiparticle systems, noninertial frames, rigid bodies. Three 50 minute lectures, one recitation per week. Must be taken concurrently with PHY 294.
Prerequisite(s): PHY 121.
Corequisite(s): PHY 294 PHY 221.