Oct 09, 2026  
2026-2027 Academic Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Academic Catalog

PY 441 - Classical Mechanics I


Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Credit Hours: 3

A study of the dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, damped, undamped, and driven harmonic oscillators, gravity and central force motion, the moment of inertia tensor and its diagonalization, and introduction to Lagrangian mechanics. Prerequisite(s): PY 160  and MA 311