PHYS 310 - Analytical Mechanics

(3 units)

Prerequisite: PHYS 151
Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): MATH 247 or MATH 364A or MATH 370A.

Kinematics and dynamics of mass points and systems of particles. Conservation laws. Harmonic motion. Central force problem. Noninertial frames of reference. Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulation of laws of mechanics.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture 3 hrs.)