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PHYS 302 Analytical Mechanics

Newtonian mechanics based on the formulation of Lagrange. Conservation of mechanical energy and energy methods to find trajectories. Applications to oscillations, orbital motion, rigid body motion. Special topics include chaos theory. Offered in fall of odd years. Prerequisites: Phys 203, 204, Math 212, 213, or consent of instructor.

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