PHYS115

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PHYS115

Newtonian Mechanics PHYS115 FA

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:01:13 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       10      0         10

A course in classical mechanics for well-prepared students who feel that the general physics course PHYS113 is too similar in level to their high school course and who would prefer a review of classical mechanics that is rigorous and mathematically sophisticated. Calculus and vector analysis are used extensively.

MAJOR READINGS

D. Kleppner & R.J. Kolenkow, AN
INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two exams and weekly problem sets.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Requirement: A good high school physics course (such as an advanced placement course) and a knowledge of differential and integral calculus. Normally, students taking PHYS115 will continue in the second half of the semester with PHYS215, Special Relativity. Both this course and PHYS113 are standard routes into the major. This course is taught the first half of the semester; the last class meets on Friday, October 17, with the final exam to be taken over the weekend of October 17-19. NOTE: Students wishing to withdraw from this class must do so by Thursday, October 16.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 0.50 Gen Ed Area & Dept: NSM PHYS

Prerequisites: None

Section 01: Stewart, B; Times: M.W.F.. 11:00AM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 2, So: 2, Fr: 1; No Major Preference Given

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

A feather and an apple fall with the same acceleration in a vacuum.

Reference:

Tipler, Paul A., PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS VOL. 1. New York: Worth Publishers, Inc., 1990

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