MECHANICS AND WAVES

Major

Physics

Quarter

Winter

Year

2025

Course Number

PHYS CS 32, Section 1

Enrollment Code

40857

Instructor(s)

Sathya Guruswamy
Ian Banta

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

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