Classical mechanics

PHY321 Classical Mechanics I, Michigan State University, Spring 2023

About the course

Teaching schedule with links to material
Teachers and Grading
Textbooks

Introductory Material

1. Introduction
2. Classical Mechanics, Mathematics and Numerical background
3. Simple Motion problems and Reminder on Newton’s Laws
4. Work, Energy, Momentum and Conservation laws

Advanced Topics

5. Harmonic Oscillations
6. Two-body problems, from the Gravitational Force to Two-body Scattering
7. Non-inertial Frames, Translation and Rotating Coordinate Systems
8. Variational Calculus and Lagrangian Formalism

Weekly assignments, midterms and final projects with solutions

PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1
PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1
PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1
PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1
PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1
PHY321: Classical Mechanics 1

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