PH 1111: Principles of Physics—Mechanics

Department
Category
Category I (offered at least 1x per Year)
Units 1/3

An introductory course in Newtonian mechanics that stresses invariance principles and the associated conservation laws. Topics include: kinematics of motion, vectors and their application to physical problems, dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, energy and momentum conservation, rotational motion. Students may not receive credit for both PH 1111 and PH 1110.