PHYS 320

Advanced Mechanics (3,0,0) 3 credits

The object of this course is to extend the concepts studied in PHYS 220. Topics include Newtonian mechanics, oscillations, central forces, motion in noninertial frames, Hamilton's principle and Lagrange's equations, systems of particles, and dynamics of rigid bodies.

Prerequisite: PHYS 220, MATH 211, MATH 212, MATH 224 and MATH 317