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PHYS 110AMechanics I

4 units · PHYS · UC San Diego

Phase flows, bifurcations, linear oscillations, calculus of variations, Lagrangian dynamics, conservation laws, central forces, systems of particles, collisions, coupled oscillations.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “PHYS 4A-B-C-D, MATH 20A-B-C or 31BH, 20D, 20E or 31CH, and 18 or 20F or 31AH. Open to major codes PY26, PY28, PY29, PY32, PY33, PY34, and PY35 only.”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (3 programs).

Required in (3)

  • Engineering Physics (B.S.)
  • Physics (B.A.)
  • Physics (B.S.)

One of the options in (1)

  • Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences (B.S.)
What it opens up

Courses that list PHYS 110A as a prerequisite (3)