Classical Mechanics by James Sparks

Classical Mechanics by Joachim Brod

This note exlains Newtonian remarks, Oscillations, Gravitation, Variational calculus, Lagrangian and hamiltonian mechanics, Central force motion, Systems of particles, Motion in a noninertial reference frame, Dynamics of rigid bodies and small oscillations.

Author(s): University of Cincinnati

130 Pages

Classical Mechanics by Julio Gea Banacloche

This is a “minimalist” textbook for a first semester of university, calculus-based physics, covering classical mechanics, plus a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Topics covered includes: Acceleration, Momentum and Inertia, Kinetic Energy, Interactions and energy, Interactions, Forces, Impulse, Work and Power, Motion in two dimensions, Rotational dynamics, Gravity, Simple harmonic motion, Waves in one dimension, Thermodynamics.

Author(s): Julio Gea-Banacloche

NA Pages

Classical Mechanics by Sahra Haji

This lecture note explains the following topics: Newtons laws of motion, Scalars and Vector, Units and Dimensions, Time rate of change of vectors, Motion in one dimension, Motion under a constant force, Force of friction, Kinematical relations, Simple Harmonic motion, Motion in a plane, Central force, Rotating frame of reference.

Author(s): Sahra Haji

82 Pages

Classical Mechanics by James Sparks

This note is about the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of classical mechanics. Topics covered includes: Newtonian mechanics, Lagrangian mechanics, Small oscillations, Rigid body dynamics, Hamiltonian mechanics and Levi-Civita alternating symbol.

Author(s): James Sparks

96 Pages

Graduate Classical Mechanics

This note describes the following topics: The Calculus of Variations, Fermat's Principle of Least Time, Hamilton's Principle and Noether's Theorem, Mechanical Similarity, Hamilton's Equations, Poisson Brackets, A New Expression for the Action, Maupertuis' Principle, Canonical Transformations, Liouville's Theorem, The Hamilton-Jacobi Equation, Adiabatic Invariants and Action-Angle Variables, Mathematics for Orbits, Keplerian Orbits, Elastic Scattering, Small Oscillations, Driven Oscillator, One-Dimensional Crystal Dynamics, Parametric Resonance, The Ponderomotive Force, Resonant Nonlinear Oscillations, Rigid Body Motion, Moments of Inertia, Rigid Body Moving Freely, Euler Angles, Eulers Equations, Non Inertial Frame, Coriolis effect, A Rolling Sphere on a Rotating Plane.

Author(s): Michael Fowler

NA Pages

Notes for Classical Mechanics, Govind S. Krishnaswami

This note explains the following topics: Newtonian and Lagrangian mechanics of point particles, Hamiltonian formalism of mechanics, Canonical transformations, Rigid body mechanics, Dynamics of continuous media/deformable bodies: Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions, Vibrations of a stretched string.

Author(s): Govind S. Krishnaswami

64 Pages