Spring 2025
PHYSICS 105 001 - LEC 001
Analytic Mechanics
Edgar Knobloch
Class #:22514
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Physics
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
43
Enrolled: 85
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 128
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
THU, MAY 15TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Birge 50
Other classes by Edgar Knobloch
+ 1 Independent Study
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
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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