Advanced Mechanics

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course covers advanced topics in classical mechanics. The course includes Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms of mechanics, including those involving constraints; dynamics of systems of particles; the 4-vector formalism for special relativity and relativistic dynamics; and coupled oscillators and normal modes. Requisite Courses: PHYS-1101, PHYS-2105, PHYS-2106, and PHYS-3202 [prerequisite(s)].