PHYS 230 Dynamics of Simple Systems (3 credits)

Overview

Physics : Translational motion under Newton's laws; forces, momentum, work/energy theorem. Special relativity; Lorentz transforms, relativistic mechanics, mass/energy equivalence. Topics in rotational dynamics. Noninertial frames.

Terms: Fall 2024

Instructors: Guo, Hong (Fall)

• Fall

• 3 hours lectures

• Prerequisite: CEGEP Physics or PHYS 131.

• Corequisite: MATH 222

• Restriction: Not open to students taking or having passed PHYS 251