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Classical Dynamics Notes

This note explains the following topics: Newtonian Mechanics, Newtonian Gravitation, Simple Dynamical Systems, Fixed Points and Limit Cycles, Lagranian Mechanics, Central Force Motion, Scattering from Central Force Potential, Dynamics in Rotating Frames of Reference, Rigid Body Dynamics , Oscillations, Hamiltonian Mechanics, Canonical Transformations, Action-Angle Coordinates, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory.

Author(s): Gerhard Muller

NA Pages

Topics covered in this notes include: The Orbits of One-Dimensional Maps, Bifurcation and the Logistic Family, Sharkovsky�s Theorem, Metric Spaces, Devaney�s Definition of Chaos, Conjugacy of Dynamical Systems, Singer�s Theorem, Fractals, Newton�s Method, Iteration of Continuous Functions, Linear Transformation and Transformations Induced by Linear Transformations, Some Elementary Complex Dynamics, Examples of Substitutions, Compactness in Metric Spaces and the Metric Properties of Substitutions, Substitution Dynamical Systems, Sturmian Sequences and Irrational Rotations.

Author(s): Geoffrey R. Goodson, Towson University, Mathematics Department

272 Pages

Lecture Notes on Nonlinear Dynamics Daniel Arovas

Dynamics is the study of motion through phase space. The phase space of a given dynamical system is described as an N-dimensional manifold, M. The topics covered in this pdf are: Reference Materials, Dynamical Systems, Bifurcations, Two-Dimensional Phase Flows, Nonlinear Oscillators, Hamiltonian Mechanics, Maps, Strange Attractors, and Chaos, Ergodicity and the Approach to Equilibrium, Front Propagation, Pattern Formation, Solitons, Shock Waves.

Author(s): Daniel Arovas, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego

364 Pages

Dynamics and Control I

This note explains the following topics: Introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems, Work-energy concepts, Kinematics, Force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, Virtual displacements and virtual work, Linearization of equations of motion, Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems.

Author(s): Prof. Nicholas Hadjiconstantinou, Prof. Peter So, Prof. Sanjay Sarma and Prof. Thomas Peacock

NA Pages

Lectures on Classical Dynamics

This is a second course in classical mechanics, given to final year undergraduates. They were last updated in July 2012. Individual chapters and problem sheets are available below. The full set of lecture notes, weighing in at around 130 pages, can be downloaded here. This contains the following categories: Newtonian Mechanics, The Lagrangian Formulation, The Motion of Rigid Bodies, The Hamiltonian Formulation. The lecture notes can be downloaded in both PDF and PS formats

Author(s): David Tong, Cambridge University

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Dynamics Notes

This note covers the following topics: Projectile Motion, scillations: Mass on a Spring, forced Oscillations, Polar co-ordinates, Simple Pendulum, Motion Under a Central Force, Kepler�s Laws, Polar equations of motion, Differential Equation for the Particle Path, Planetary motion, Momentum, Angular Momentum and Energy, Particle Motion under Gravity on Surface of Revolution with Vertical Axis of Symmetry, Stability and Instability, Rotating Systems, Many particle systems, Rigid body motion, Axisymmetric top.

Author(s): Prof. Sheila Widnall, Prof. John Deyst and Prof. Edward Greitzer

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