Analytical Mechanics I

Topics:

• A short survey on Newtonian mechanics
• Oscillations
• Gravitation and Central Forces
• Noninertial Reference Frames
• Hamilton's Principle; Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics

Textbooks and other resources:

• Grant R. Fowles and George L. Cassiday, Analytical Mechanics

• Stephen T. Thornton and Jerry B. Marion, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

Important Dates: