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Physics and Astronomy - Course Details


PHYS310 (PHYS31000)

Offering:

Fall, Class 4, cr. 4

Prerequisites:

PHYS 272H and MA 261

Description:

For students familiar with calculus. Elements of vector algebra; Newtonian mechanics/rectilinear motion of a particle; oscillations; general motion of a particle in three dimensions; noninertial reference systems; gravitation and central forces; dynamics of systems of particles; mechanics of rigid bodies/planar motion; motion of rigid bodies in three dimensions.

Last Updated: May 9, 2023 8:35 AM

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