Course ID
037868
Course Description
A second semester of Newtonian mechanics. It begins with the description, statics and dynamics of deformable solids, and proceeds to the mechanics of fluids. Topics include statics; equilibrium conditions, simple deformations, inertia and stress tensors and deformations in general, review of Lagrange and Hamilton techniques, coupled harmonic oscillators and normal modes, theory of small oscillations, mechanics of the vibrating string, mechanics of fluids; ideal fluid approximations, sound , viscosity and the dynamics of viscous fluids. Graduate-level requirements include a semester long project either experimental or computational plus class presentation.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
Course Requisites
PHYS 511 or pre-requisite can also be satisfied by an equivalent of PHYS 321 taken at the student's undergraduate institution.
May be convened with
PHYS422
Component
Lecture
Optional Component
No