PHYS-3210 (3) Classical Mechanics and Mathematical Methods 2

Lagrangian and Hamiltonian treatment of theoretical mechanics, including coupled oscillations, waves in continuous media, central force motion, rigid body motion and fluid dynamics. The calculus of variations, linear algebra, tensor algebra, vector calculus, and partial differential equations will be introduced in the context of the mechanics. Requisites: Requires a prerequisite course of PHYS 2210 (minimum grade C-).