Physics

PHYS 210 Classical Mechanics

Generalized coordinates, calculus of variations, Lagrange's equations with constraints, Hamilton's equations, applications to particle dynamics including charged particles in an electromagnetic field, applications to continuum mechanics including fluids and electromagnetic fields, introduction to nonlinear dynamics.

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to graduate students only, except by permission of instructor.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Fall

Instructor

Sergey Syzranov