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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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Classical Dynamics by Paul P. Cook and Neil Lambert
This note covers the following topics: Matrices, Coordinate systems, Newton and His Three Laws, Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamiltonian Mechanics.
Author(s): Paul P. Cook and Neil Lambert
113 Pages
Topics covered in the notes include : Introduction and Newton’s Laws , Kinematics, Forces, Energy, Motion near equilibrium, Damped vibrations, Conservation of momentum, Angular momentum and central forces, Waves on a string.
Author(s): Wojtek Zakrzewski
54 Pages
Lecture Notes Mechanical Vibration and Structural Dynamics
The contents of this pdf include : Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations, Vibration Under Harmonic Forcing Conditions, Vibration Under General Forcing Conditions, Two and Multi - Dof System, Continuous Systems.
Author(s): G S D Madhav, Assistant Professor, Y Shwetha, Assistant Professor, G Ram Vishal, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
131 Pages
Lecture Notes on Dynamical Systems, Chaos And Fractal Geometry
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
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
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Lectures notes On Machine Dynamics II
This note covers the following topics: Toothed Gears, Gyroscope, Cams, Governors, Balancing, Dynamics Of Machine, Vibration.
Author(s): Prof. Mihir Kumar Sutar
145 Pages
Dynamics by Dr Nopdanai Ajavakom
This note covers the following topics: Kinematics of Particles, Rectilinear, Curvilinear x-y, Normal-tangential n-t, Polar r-theta, Relative motion, Force Mass Acceleration, Work Energy, Impulse Momentum, Kinematics of Rigid Bodies, Rotation, Absolute Motion, Relative Velocity, Relative Acceleration, Motion Relative to Rotating Axes, Force Mass Acceleration and Kinetics of Rigid Bodies.
Author(s): Dr Nopdanai Ajavakom
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