Course Descriptions

The physics curriculum is designed to develop a strong foundation in classical and modern physics, which will serve as a basis for future specialization, for additional study at the graduate level, and for design and development work in industrial laboratories. The curriculum emphasizes basic physical concepts, and includes extensive work in mathematics and related areas.

PH 322 - Celestial Mechanics

Credit Hours: 4R-0L-4C
Term Available: S
Prerequisites: PH 112 - Physics II or PH 265 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Physics & Radiation
Corequisites: None

Dynamics of point masses; the two-body problem; the restricted three-body problem; orbital position as a function of time; orbits in three dimensions; preliminary orbit determination; orbital maneuvers; interplanetary trajectories.