PHY 340 - Mechanics & Vibrations

(4 credits)

Prerequisite(s): PHY 241 (PHY 243), PHY 242 (PHY 244), PHY 330, MTH 181, MTH 182, MTH 281. Central force motion, classical scattering, Coriolis force, variable mass systems: rockets, rotational motion: tops, precession, Lagrange’s equation, Hamilton’s equations, damped and driven oscillations.