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PHYS172 — Spring 2024

PHYS172: Modern Mechanics

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Offering:
Summer, Fall, Spring, Credits 4


Prerequisites:
Corequisite: MA 161.
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Description:
Introductory calculus-based physics course using fundamental interactions between atoms to describe Newtonian mechanics, conservation laws, energy quantization, entropy, the kinetic theory of gases, and related topics in mechanics and thermodynamics. Emphasis is on using only a few fundamental principles to describe physical phenomena extending from nuclei to galaxies. 3-D graphical simulations and numerical problem solving by computer are employed by the student from the very beginning.


Instructor(s):
REBELLO, SANJAY | LOW-NAM, SHALINI | AUSTIN, ROBERT | PUSHKAR, YULIA | NIE, LAIMEI


Email:
rebellos@purdue.edu | slownam@purdue.edu | austin97@purdue.edu | ypushkar@purdue.edu | nlm@purdue.edu


Textbook(s) for Spring 2024

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Loose-leaf Book Chabay and Sherwood 9781119462316 Wiley and Sons Required
Matter and Interaction WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Loose-leaf Vol. Chabay and Sherwood 4th: Vol. 1 9781119462415 Wiley and Sons Required
Matter and Interactions WileyPLUS/Brightspace Access Code (Includes online e-book) Chabay and Sherwood 9781119352433 Wiley and Sons Required

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