Course Number: Phys 3610
Course Name: Classical Mechanics
Credits: 3 Cr
Instructor: Chandan Setty csetty@iastate.edu
PreReq: Credit in MATH 2650 and credit or enrollment in (MATH 2660 or MATH 2670) and credit in (PHYS 2320/H/L or PHYS 2420/H).
Associated courses: Phys 3620
Course Description
First part of a two-semester sequence (PHYS 3610/3620). Phys 3610 is offered in the Spring semester and it covers Newtonian mechanics. Topics covered include:
- Forced oscillations
- Central forces and orbital motion
- Collisions
- Moving frames of reference
- Lagrange's equations