College Bulletin 2026-2027 
    
    Aug 19, 2026  
College Bulletin 2026-2027

PHYS 070. Classical Mechanics


Junior-level treatment of classical mechanics, including Newton’s laws, projectiles, momentum and angular momentum, fixed-axis rotational motion, energy, oscillations, calculus of variations, Lagrange’s equations, coupled oscillators, and normal modes. Uses multivariable calculus, linear algebra, and differential equations (differential equations taught as part of course) to describe these physical phenomena.

Prerequisite: Prerequisites: PHYS 003  (or placement), PHYS 005 , PHYS 006 , PHYS 064 , MATH 027  or MATH 028 , MATH 033 , MATH 034 , or MATH 035 .
Natural Sciences
1 credit.
Fall 2027 Staff.
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy  
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy


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