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PHYSICS CS 31, Section 1 EC # 38430
NEWTONIAN MECHANICS

This course is required for CCS Physics freshmen.

Vectors. Kinematics. Newton's laws of motion. Work and energy. Conservative forces. Momentum. Conservation of momentum. Center of mass motion. Collisions. Systems of variable mass. Introduction to rotations.

Note: All enrolled students must attend both the lecture and one weekly assigned problem session.




Required Texts:

Kleppner and Kolenkow An Introduction to Mechanics McGraw Hill
Resnick, Halliday, and Krane Physics, Volume 1 (5th edition) Wiley
Feynman, Leighton, and Sands The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. I Addison Wesley

Instructor(s): Sathya Guruswamy (Lectures); Ilan Ben-Yaacov (Problem Sessions)
Time(s): Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30 pm-4:50 pm (Lecture); Wednesday, 1:00 pm-2:50 pm (Problem Session I); Wednesday, 3:00 pm-4:50 pm (Problem Session II)
Place(s): Bldg. 387, Rm. 104 (Lecture); HSSB, Rm. 3202 (Problem Session I); GIRVETZ, Rm. 2110 (Problem Session II)


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