Whether your goal is to work in engineering design, research or continue into graduate school, you’ll graduate equipped with strong analytical skills and a foundation in both physics and engineering.
Courses
PHYS 302 Analytical Mechanics
Credit Hours
3.00
Degree Level
Undergrad
Newtonian mechanics based on the formulation of Lagrange and Hamilton. Conservation of mechanical energy and energy methods to find trajectories. Applications to oscillations, orbital motion, scattering, rigid body motion. Special topics include chaos theory and relativity. Offered in fall of odd years. Prerequisites: Phys 203, 204, Math 211, 212, or consent of instructor.