PHYS 342 — Mechanics and Fields
Physics · University of Ghana
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.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- PHYS 305 — Practical Physics V
- PHYS 306 — Practical Physics VI
- PHYS 343 — Physics of Large Systems I
- PHYS 344 — Mathematical Methods II
- PHYS 345 — Electromagnetism II
- PHYS 347 — Electronics I
- PHYS 351 — Optics
- PHYS 352 — Quantum Mechanics I
- PHYS 354 — Special Relativity
- PHYS 356 — Computational Methods in Physics II
- PHYS 359 — Physics of Solids I
- PHYS 361 — Physics of the Atmosphere
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).