MECHANICS AND WAVES

Major
Physics
Quarter
Winter
Year
2024
Course Number
PHYS CS 32, Section 1
Enrollment Code
50898
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
TR 3:00 PM-4:50 PM (LECTURE)
W 1:00 PM-2:50 PM (PROBLEM SESSION 1)
W 3:00 PM-4:50 PM (PROBLEM SESSION 2)
Location
GIRV 2108 (LECTURE)
GIRV 2110 (PROBLEM SESSION 1)
GIRV 2110 (PROBLEM SESSION 2)

Course Description

Rotational motion. Angular momentum. Oscillatory motion. Gravity and central force motion. Elastic waves.

(Must be a CCS Physics Major to register or otherwise must have instructor approval.)

Required Text

Kleppner and Kolenkow, An Introduction to Mechanics (McGraw Hill)
Resnick, Halliday, and Krane, Physics, Volume 1 (5th edition) Wiley
Feynman, R.P., Leighton, R.B. and Sands, M., The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I, The New Millennium Edition: Mainly Mechanics, Radiation, and Heat