Course Overview
Physics 4100 is an intermediate course on classical mechanics. Topics include: Vectors, Particle kinematics, Oscillations, Motion of a particle in three dimensions, Dynamics, Momentum, Gravitation and Central Forces.
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will be able to:
- Define and/or explain concepts, quantities and laws relevant to classical mechanics.
- Discriminate between all concepts efficiently such that the relationships between concepts can be determined.
- Understand the formulation of the physical laws of classical mechanics through the relationships of these concepts.
- Apply their comprehensive knowledge of the laws of classical mechanics to homework problems, assignments and tests.
- Combine prior calculus knowledge with course material to further fundamental knowledge and understanding of the physics of classical mechanics.
- Analyze second year physics level word problems such that the appropriate laws and formulae can be applied to the solutions.
- Document their solutions clearly through: effective organization, correct use of quantity units, proper use of symbols and terminology, use of appropriate physics formulae, use of appropriate calculus and mathematical algebra, inclusion of written concluding statements that show understanding of the significance of answers.
- Apply the learned principles to other related physics lecture and laboratory courses.
Effective as of Winter 2007
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