P110 Intermediate Mechanics I

  • Scalars, Vectors, Matrices, and Tensors.
  • Vector Calculus
  • Newtonian Mechanics
  • Newton's Law of Gravitation
  • Oscillations
  • Green's Functions
  • Rotation
  • Static Equilibrium of a Rigid Body
  • Hamilton's Principle and the Calculus of Variations
  • Langrangian Mechanics
  • Central Force Motion - Orbits
  • Motion in Noninertial Reference Frames
Course Text

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems by Jerry B. Marion ISBN# 0030973023
The EPGY Intermediate Mechanics course covers much of what is generally covered in an upper division university mechanics course. The course is a sophisticated treatment of the mechanics of particles and systems. The course is designed to take 16 weeks to complete on average. (4 units)

Prequisite: P070 Modern Physics or equivalent.
Corequisite: M53A Differential Equations or equivalent.

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