Topics

* Based on Marion and Thornton's Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 4th edition

Part 1
1. Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus
2. Newtonian Mechanics—Single Particle
3. Oscillations
4. Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos (optional)
5. Gravitation

Part 2
1. Review of Part 1*
2. Some Methods in the Calculus of Variations
3. Hamilton’s Principle—Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
4. Central-Force Motion
5. Dynamics of a System of Particles
6. Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame
7. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
8. Coupled Oscillations**
9. Continuous Systems; Waves**

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