AEP 3330

Mechanics of Particles and Solid Bodies

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

Newtonian mechanics, especially with dissipative forces; objects rotating around a constant direction and possibly translating, using both torque and energy; coupled and damped-driven linear oscillations and an introduction to nonlinear systems; an introduction to variational calculus; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism for generalized coordinates; central-force motion and a brief introduction to scattering; non-inertial reference systems; 3D motion of rigid bodies. (At the level of Classical Dynamics by Marion and Thornton and Classical Mechanics by John Taylor).

Corequisites REF-FA25 AEP 4200 or equivalent or permission of instructor.

Enrollment Information REF-F25 Recommended prerequisite: PHYS 1112 or PHYS 1116.

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2023FA, 2022FA

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