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PHYS 351

Classical Mechanics

Catalog2026-2027
Credits4 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Newtonian mechanics, dynamics of a particle and system of particles, mechanics of continuous media, methods of Lagrange and Hamilton.

Requirements

Prerequisites

PHYS 180

Corequisites

PHYS 301
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

PHYS 180.

Corequisites

PHYS 301.

Units

Lecture4

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply the methods of Newton, Lagrange, and Hamilton to solutions of problems involving the classical dynamics of particles and systems.
  • describe and analyze the rotation of rigid bodies using Euler angles.
  • determine and describe the normal modes of oscillation for a one-dimensional continuous medium.