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Physics Courses

ENGINEERING STATICS AND DYNAMICS

Course Number: PHYS-252
Description: Newtonian mechanics with emphasis on problem-solving and engineering applications: force, mass, and acceleration; force systems; free-body diagrams; distributed forces; particle kinematics, motion of rigid bodies; conservation of energy; translational and angular momentum; systems of particles; applications of vector algebra and calculus. Lecture and discussion. Prerequisites: 210, and MATH 170. Concurrently: MATH 180. 5 credits