MECHANICS AND WAVES

Major
Physics
Quarter
Winter
Year
2027
Course Number
PHYS CS 32, Section 1
Enrollment Code
40550
Instructor(s)
Date & Time
TR 3:00 - 4:50 PM (Lecture); W 1:00 - 2:50 PM (Problem Session 1); W 3:00 - 4:50 PM (Problem Session 2)
Location
GIRV 2124 (Lecture); GIRV 1108(Problem Session 1); GIRV 1108 (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 Cambridge University Press;
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