PHYS 326
Mechanics and Relativity II

Credit:  3 hours.


Continuation of PHYS 325. Lagrangian techniques and the calculus of variations, central force motion, scattering, coupled oscillations, the wave equation in one dimension, generalized coordinates and the Hamiltonian formulation, relativistic dynamics, Euler angles and tops, non-linear and fluid dynamics. Prerequisite: PHYS 325; credit or concurrent registration in MATH 241 or MATH 380.

Register for the lecture and one of the discussion sections.