Forces, potentials and motion according to Newton, Lagrange and Hamilton. Conditions for conservation of momentum, energy and angular momentum. Topics such as gravitation, oscillations, chaos, scattering and things that go bump in the night.

Prerequisite: Mathematics 204 & Physics 261.

1 unit — Purdue

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Spring 2025	Block 6	Mechanics	Stephanie DiCenzo	Barnes Science Center 217	25 / 12	04/21/2025
Spring 2026	Block 6	Mechanics	Patricia Purdue	TBA	25 / 25	04/21/2025