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PHY 238 - Mechanics


A detailed treatment of Newtonian mechanics. Newton’s laws, work-energy theorem, impulse-momentum theorem, particle motion in a plane, linear oscillator, coupled oscillators, rigid body rotation, small oscillations and potential methods. Lec 3.

Prerequisites: PHY 111 or PHY 121.

Corequisites: MAT 258 or MAT 259.

Course Typically Offered: Spring

Credits: 3