Non-inertial frames of reference. Calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Hamiltonian dynamics. [Offered: F,S] Prereq: One of PHYS 263, AMATH 261, 271 ; One of MATH 227, 237, 247; MATH 228 or AMATH 250
Non-inertial frames of reference. Calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Hamiltonian dynamics. [Offered: F,S] Prereq: One of PHYS 263, AMATH 261, 271 ; One of MATH 227, 237, 247; MATH 228 or AMATH 250