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Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat

Prerequisites: Thanawiya Amma Math or Science, or IGCSE O-level physics, or German Abitur, or French Baccalaureate, or International Baccalaureate, or PHYS 100.  MATH 131 or concurrent enrollment. Concurrent enrollment with PHYS 123L. Offered in fall, spring and summer.
An introduction to classical mechanics covering vectors, applications of Newton's laws, conservation laws and forces, motion in a plane, circular motion, equilibrium and elasticity, rotational motion, simple harmonic motion, energy and power; mechanical and sound waves, temperature, heat and the first law of thermodynamics.


 

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