Course Number: Phys 2310
Course Name: Introduction to Classical Physics I
Credits: 4 Cr
Instructors and contact person
Fall: Lekha Adhikari adhikari@iastate.edu, Raquel Ribeiro & James Zabel
Spring: Lekha Adhikari adhikari@iastate.edu, Paul Canfield, Raquel Ribeiro & James Zabel
Summer: James Zabel jrzabel@iastate.edu
PreReq: Credit in MATH 1650 (or MATH 1630X &1640X), and credit or enrollment in MATH 1660.
Associated courses: Phys 2310H (honors) Phys 2310L and Phys 2310 (Summer)
Course Description
First part of a two-semester introductory Physics 2310/2320 sequence. Phys 2310 has 3 hours of lecture plus 1 recitation per week in the Fall/Spring and is tailored toward engineering majors. For a broader set of physics topics consider Phys 2410.
Topics covered:
- Review of basic vector manipulation
- elementary mechanics including kinematics and dynamics of particles
- work and energy
- linear and angular momentum
- conservation laws
- rotational motion
- oscillations
- gravitation