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PHYS410
— Fall 2009
PHYS410: Physical Mechanics I (Honors) (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Class 3, cr. 3
Prerequisites:
Admission by special permission
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Description:
Newtonian mechanics. Conservation laws. Free, damped and driven harmonic motion. Newton's
law of universal gravitation. Hamilton's principle, Euler-Lagrange equations, Hamilton's equations.
Instructor(s):
GARFINKEL, ARTHUR F.
Email:
garfinke@physics.purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2009
| Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analytical Mechanics | Louis Hand & Janet Finch | 1998 (Paperback) | 0-521-575729 | Cambridge University Press | Optional |
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