Course Number: Phys 3620
Course Name: Intermediate Mechanics
Credits: 3 Cr
Instructor: Srimoyee Sen srimoyee@iastate.edu
PreReq: Credit in PHYS 3610
Associated courses: Phys 3610
Course Description
Second part of a two-semester sequence (PHYS 3610/3620). Phys 3620 is offered in the Fall semester and it covers Rigid body motion and Special Relativity. Topics covered include:
- Small oscillations and Normal modes
- Length contraction and Time dilation
- Simultaneity
- Lorentz transformations
- 4-vector covariant formalism
- Relativistic mechanics