PHYS342: Mechanics and Fields

Divergence and curl of a vector; Force Fields, conservative and non-conservative forces; Gravitation; Equipotential surfaces; Gradient of a potential; Gauss's law and applications; Central forces and applications to two-particle systems; Orbits; Escape velocity; Drag; Motion with variable mass; Statics of rigid bodies; Moment of inertia; Angular momentum; Motion of a top; Centrifuges; Gyroscopic motion; Lagrange’s and Hamilton’s equations.