PHYS 230. Dynamics of Simple Systems.

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PHYS 230
Dynamics of Simple Systems.
Credits: 3
Offered by: Physics (Faculty of Science)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.

Description

Translational motion under Newton's laws; forces, momentum, work/energy theorem. Special relativity; Lorentz transforms, relativistic mechanics, mass/energy equivalence. Topics in rotational dynamics. Noninertial frames.
  • Fall
  • 3 hours lectures
  • Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 131.
  • Corequisite: MATH 222
  • Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 251

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