2025 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
PHYSICS 105 001 - LEC 001
Analytic Mechanics
Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
Mo, Tu, We, Th
12:30 pm - 01:59 pm
Physics Building 2
Class #:12415
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Physics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 74
Waitlisted: 8
Capacity: 74
Waitlist Max: 15
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
6 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 14.5 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
Course Catalog Description
Newtonian mechanics, motion of a particle in one, two, and three dimensions, Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton's equations, central force motion, moving coordinate systems, mechanics of continuous media, oscillations, normal modes, rigid body dynamics, tensor analysis techniques. Some knowledge of Python required for homework assignments. Students who have not taken Physics 77 or Data Science 8 are encouraged to complete the Python tutorials provided by the Physics Department.
Class Description
Newtonian mechanics, motion of a particle in one, two, and three dimensions, Lagrange’s equations, Hamilton's equations, central force motion, moving coordinate systems, mechanics of continuous media, oscillations, normal modes, rigid body dynamics, tensor analysis techniques. Some knowledge of Python required for homework assignments. Students who have not taken Physics 77 or Data Science 8 are encouraged to complete the Python tutorials provided by the Physics Department.
Prerequisites: Physics 5A, 5B, 5C or 7A, 7B, 7C
Rules & Requirements
Requisites
- Students Not in the Pre-Collegiate Program
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats