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Classical Mechanics
Newton's Laws, Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamiltonian Mechanics, variational principles, symmetries and conservation Laws, Hamilton-Jacobi theory, dynamical systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos theory, classical field theory.
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Essential concepts and areas you should master in classical mechanics.
Introduction
Kinematics
Newton's Laws
Circular Motion
Drag Forces
Momentum and Impulse
Work and Energy
Collision Theory
Rotational Motion
Angular Momentum
Oscillations
Wave Motion
Non-inertial Frames
Central Forces
Lagrangian Mechanics
Hamiltonian Mechanics
Rigid Body Motion
Small Oscillations
Continuum Mechanics
Celestial Mechanics
Generalized Coordinates
Variational Principles
Symmetries and Conservation Laws
Hamilton-Jacobi Theory
Canonical Transformations
Poisson Brackets
Dynamical Systems
Nonlinear Dynamics
Chaos Theory
Canonical Quantization
Classical Field Theory
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Classical Mechanics
John R. Taylor
Classical Mechanics
Herbert Goldstein
Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics
Vladimir Arnold
Course of Theoretical Physics, Volume 1: Mechanics
Lev Landau, Evgeny Lifshitz
Kolenkow & Kleppner - An Introduction to Mechanics
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