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2020 - 2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 208 -  Classical Mechanics of Particles and Waves I

Credits: (4)
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 201  with a grade of C- or better
Prereq/Corequisite(s): MATH 212  or MATH 213  
The simple harmonic oscillator, coupled oscillations and normal modes, variational methods, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, central forces. Overview of relevant mathematical methods.