PHYS 504/5013 - Classical Mechanics (3 cr.)

Prerequisites

or equivalent.

Description
Variational principles and Lagrange’s Equations, central force problem, kinematics and equations of motion of rigid body problem, oscillations, classical mechanics of the special theory of relativity, Hamiltonian equations of motion, canonical transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi theory and action-angle variables.

When Offered
Offered in fall.