PHY 344 - Classical Mechanics

PHY 245, MTH 220, 222, 305, each with a grade of C (20) or better, or consent of instructor(3)

Newtonian and Lagrangian mechanics in one, two, and three dimensions. Motion under a central force; damped and undamped harmonic oscillators; conservation laws of mechanics; inertial and accelerated reference frames; introduction to Hamiltonian mechanics.