PHYS.5130 Mechanics (Formerly 95.413/513)
Id: 001221
Credits: 3-3
Description
Newton's laws of motion. Momentum and angular momentum. Energy. Oscillations. Variational principles. Central forces and planetary motion. Non-inertial systems of reference. Rotations of rigid bodies, tensors of inertia. Normal modes of oscillation.
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