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PHYS 363 - Intermediate Classical Mechanics

Non-inertial frames of reference. Calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Coupled oscillations and normal modes. Hamiltonian dynamics.

Prerequisites

One of PHYS236, CS114, CS116, CS136, CS146; One of PHYS263 or AMATH271; One of MATH227, MATH237, MATH247; One of MATH228, AMATH250, AMATH251

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Spring 2026 [1265]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4218	0 / 120
LEC 001	4218	0 / 120

Fall 2025 [1259]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7474	81 / 80	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th

Spring 2025 [1255]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4328	79 / 110	14:30 - 15:50	T,Th

Spring 2024 [1245]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4376	81 / 110	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th

Fall 2023 [1239]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7269	48 / 120	10:00 - 11:20	T,Th

Spring 2023 [1235]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4492	72 / 110	18:30 - 21:20	T

Fall 2022 [1229]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	8386	0 / 120

Spring 2022 [1225]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4212	100 / 110	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F	RCH 105	Avery Broderick

Fall 2021 [1219]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7339	57 / 120				Alan Jamison

Spring 2021 [1215]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	3834	97 / 100				David Yevick

Fall 2020 [1209]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 041	7169	79 / 120				Avery Broderick

Spring 2020 [1205]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4220	90 / 100				Avery Broderick

Fall 2019 [1199]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7008	38 / 70	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Spring 2019 [1195]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4240	76 / 80	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	MC 1056	David Yevick

Fall 2018 [1189]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6870	61 / 70	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	B2 350	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2018 [1185]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4119	77 / 80	11:30 - 14:20	Th	MC 2038	David O. Yevick

Fall 2017 [1179]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6923	67 / 70	12:30 - 13:20	M,W,F	RCH 308	Chris O'Donovan

Spring 2017 [1175]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4110	63 / 80	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2016 [1169]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6865	45 / 70	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	RCH 306	Chris O'Donovan

Spring 2016 [1165]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4094	59 / 60	11:30 - 12:50	T,Th	RCH 308	Avery Broderick

Fall 2015 [1159]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	7036	47 / 70	13:00 - 14:20	T,Th	B2 350	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2015 [1155]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4133	57 / 60	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	DWE 3522	Christopher Herdman

Fall 2014 [1149]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6719	41 / 70	15:30 - 17:20	W	PHY 313	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2014 [1145]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4029	36 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2013 [1139]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6308	47 / 70	08:30 - 09:50	T	MC 1056	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2013 [1135]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3842	48 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	DWE 1515	Wing-Ki Liu

Fall 2012 [1129]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6190	41 / 70	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	PHY 235	Chris O'Donovan

Spring 2012 [1125]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3870	45 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Wing-Ki Liu

Fall 2011 [1119]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6026	56 / 70	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	PHY 313	Wing-Ki Liu

Spring 2011 [1115]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3743	26 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2010 [1109]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	6022	54 / 70	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	PHY 313	David Hawthorn

Spring 2010 [1105]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5546	30 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2009 [1099]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	5758	27 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	RCH 206	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2009 [1095]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3616	29 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Wing-Ki Liu

Fall 2008 [1089]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4540	37 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	MC 4060	Zheng-Yu Chen

Spring 2008 [1085]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3026	28 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2007 [1079]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4228	33 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	AL 105	Amir Masoud Ghezelbash

Spring 2007 [1075]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2587	17 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Chris O'Donovan
TUT 101	3179	17 / 40	14:30 - 16:20	W	RCH 207	Chris O'Donovan

Fall 2006 [1069]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4054	35 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th	PHY 313	Amir Masoud Ghezelbash

Spring 2006 [1065]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2596	30 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F	PHY 313	Amir Masoud Ghezelbash

Fall 2005 [1059]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4062	29 / 40	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th,R,C,H		Amir Masoud Ghezelbash

Spring 2005 [1055]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2603	33 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F,P,H,Y		Mark Laidlaw

Fall 2004 [1049]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	4016	25 / 30	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th,R,C,H		Amir Masoud Ghezelbash

Spring 2004 [1045]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2431	25 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F,P,H,Y		Herbert Lee

Fall 2003 [1039]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3850	27 / 30	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th,D,W,E		Thomas P. Devereaux

Spring 2003 [1035]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2520	20 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F		Herbert Lee

Fall 2002 [1029]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	3557	20 / 30	08:30 - 09:50	T,Th,P,H,Y		Herbert Lee

Spring 2002 [1025]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
LEC 001	2672	16 / 40	11:30 - 12:20	M,W,F,P,H,Y		Thomas P. Devereaux

Fall 2001 [1019]

Section	Class	Enrolled	Time	Days	Location	Instructor
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Useful: 83.70 %

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PHYS 363 leads to

PHYS 444 - Introduction to Particle Physics

PHYS 464 - Group Theory for Physicists