Mechanics

Catalog description

This course is the first of a three-semester lecture sequence in general physics for science and engineering students. Motion of particles and systems of particles. One-dimensional motion. Vectors and two-dimensional motions. Forces and acceleration. Conservation of energy and momentum. Rotations. The free and driven harmonic oscillator. Gravitation. (This class meets four hours per week for lectures and recitation.) | Prerequisites: MA-UY 1024 or an approved equivalent. Co-requisites: MA-UY 1124 or approved equivalent, and EX-UY 1