Dec 05, 2025  
2025-2026 Academic Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Academic Catalog

PHY 234 - Mechanics w/Lab

4 credits (Spring)
A study of analytical mechanics, including Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms of particle dynamics, rigid body motion, and harmonic oscillations. Numerical methods laboratory taught in Python. Three classes, one laboratory each week. 

Prerequisite: PHY 131  and PHY 132 , with grades S,C, or better. 
Prerequisite or co-requisite: MAT 220  with grade S,C, or better when used as a prerequsite.
Instructor: Christensen, S. Rodriguez