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MECHANICS

PHYSICS 311
Course Description

Origin and development of classical mechanics; mathematical techniques, especially vector analysis; conservation laws and their relation to symmetry principles; brief introduction to orbit theory and rigid-body dynamics; accelerated coordinate systems; introduction to the generalized-coordinate formalisms of Lagrange and Hamilton.

Prerequisites

(PHYSICS 202 , PHYSICS 208 , or PHYSICS 248 ) and (MATH 234 , MATH 321 , or MATH 376 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.05

-1.02% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

6.32% from Historical

A Rate
17.31%

-40.81% from Historical

Class Size
52

2.13% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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