2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 17, 2026  
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

PHYS 451 - Classical Mechanics

Common Course Number & Description
This is a systematic introduction to classical mechanics emphasizing motion in three dimensions. Topics include central forces, harmonic oscillations, non-inertial reference frames, rigid body motion, and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics.
PreRequisite: (PHYS 113  or PHYS 209 or  PHYS 213  ) + MATH 321  
4 semester hours