PHY 344 - Classical Mechanics.

PHY 245, MTH 220, MTH 222, MTH 305, each with a grade of C (2.0) 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.