Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
PHYS
Course Subject
PHYS
Course Number
5930
Course Section
01
Course Title
Theoretical Mechanics
Academic Term and Year
Spring 2016
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
O
Area of Study
PHYS
Course Description
Goals: To develop an understanding of Newtonian mechanics with emphasis on conservation principles. Content: Particle dynamics in one and three dimensions with special attention to the central force problem, simple harmonic oscillator, kinematics, dynamics of a system of particles, wave motion, generalized coordinates, and the Lagrangian formulation of mechanics. This course acts as an elective of the Computational Science minor because students model dynamical systems using computer software like Mathematica. Taught: Annually. Prerequisite: PHYS 1240 and MATH 3720. Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Artz, Jerry, "PHYS5930-01.Theoretical Mechanics.Sp16.Artz,Jerry" (2016). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 7054.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/7054