Readings, discussions with visiting engineers, field trips and student presentations. Not applicable toward the major. May not be taken Pass-Fail. Mathematical methods for analysis of force systems for rigid bodies, including equilibrium requirements, stresses in frames and trusses, forces in beams and cables, friction, centroids and moments of inertia. Experimental and theoretical treatment of direct current and alternating current circuits.
Emphasis is given to the physical applications of the mathematics.
Additional topics in applied mathematics, including ordinary and partial differential equations, Fourier series, integral transforms, Green's functions, special functions, probability and complex variables. Basic definitions and principles of classical mechanics, conservation laws, systems of particles and motion of rigid bodies, oscillating phenomena and an introduction to generalized coordinates and the methods of Lagrange and Hamilton. Several periods may be in laboratory. A theoretical treatment of the physical laws governing the motion of particles and rigid bodies, including studies of energy and momentum, kinematics, curvilinear motion and central forces. For students planning to teach physics and general science in secondary schools.