PHYSICS 220
Classical Mechanics
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Lagrangian formulation, action, symmetries, conservation laws; Hamiltonian formulation, canonical structure, symmetries. Applications: harmonic oscillators, rotating solids. Special relativistic mechanics, Maxwell field, and dynamics of charged particles. Nonlinear dynamics and global behavior. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0