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Newtonian Dynamics (Lecture Notes for an upper-division undergraduate Newtonian dynamics course)

Newtonian Dynamics (Lecture Notes for an upper-division undergraduate Newtonian dynamics course)

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Newtonian Dynamics (Lecture Notes for an upper-division undergraduate Newtonian dynamics course)

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  A complete set of lecture notes for an upper-division undergraduate Newtonian dynamics course. The course concentrates on those aspects of classical dynamics which can be studied analytically. Topics covered include oscillations, Keplerian orbits, two-body scattering, rotating frames of reference, rotation of rigid bodies in three dimensions, Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, and coupled oscillations.
  • Introduction
    • Prerequisites
    • Scope of Book
    • Major Sources

  • Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus
    • Introduction
    • Vector Algebra
    • Scalar Product
    • Vector Product
    • Rotation
    • Scalar Triple Product
    • Vector Triple Product
    • Vector Calculus
    • Line Integrals
    • Vector Line Integrals
    • Volume Integrals
    • Gradient
    • Exercises

  • Fundamental Concepts
    • Introduction
    • Fundamental Assumptions
    • Newton's Laws of Motion
    • Newton's First Law of Motion
    • Newton's Second Law of Motion
    • Newton's Third Law of Motion
    • Exercises

  • One-Dimensional Motion
    • Introduction
    • Motion in a General One-Dimensional Potential
    • Velocity Dependent Forces
    • Simple Harmonic Motion
    • Damped Oscillatory Motion
    • Quality Factor
    • Resonance
    • Periodic Driving Forces
    • Transients
    • Simple Pendulum
    • Exercises

  • Multi-Dimensional Motion
    • Introduction
    • Motion in a Two-Dimensional Harmonic Potential
    • Projectile Motion with Air Resistance
    • Charged Particle Motion in Electric and Magnetic Fields
    • Exercises

  • Planetary Motion
    • Introduction
    • Kepler's Laws
    • Newtonian Gravity
    • Conservation Laws
    • Plane Polar Coordinates
    • Conic Sections
    • Kepler's Second Law
    • Kepler's First Law
    • Kepler's Third Law
    • Orbital Energies
    • Kepler Problem
    • Motion in a General Central Force-Field
    • Motion in a Nearly Circular Orbit
    • Exercises

  • Two-Body Dynamics
    • Introduction
    • Reduced Mass
    • Binary Star Systems
    • Scattering in the Center of Mass Frame
    • Scattering in the Laboratory Frame
    • Exercises

  • Non-Inertial Reference Frames
    • Introduction
    • Rotating Reference Frames
    • Centrifugal Acceleration
    • Coriolis Force
    • Foucault Pendulum
    • Exercises

  • Rigid Body Rotation
    • Introduction
    • Fundamental Equations
    • Moment of Inertia Tensor
    • Rotational Kinetic Energy
    • Matrix Eigenvalue Theory
    • Principal Axes of Rotation
    • Euler's Equations
    • Eulerian Angles
    • Gyroscopic Precession
    • Rotational Stability
    • Exercises

  • Lagrangian Dynamics
    • Introduction
    • Generalized Coordinates
    • Generalized Forces
    • Lagrange's Equation
    • Motion in a Central Potential
    • Atwood Machines
    • Sliding down a Sliding Plane
    • Generalized Momenta
    • Spherical Pendulum
    • Exercises

  • Hamiltonian Dynamics
    • Introduction
    • Calculus of Variations
    • Conditional Variation
    • Multi-Function Variation
    • Hamilton's Principle
    • Constrained Lagrangian Dynamics
    • Hamilton's Equations
    • Exercises

  • Coupled Oscillations
    • Introduction
    • Equilibrium State
    • Stability Equations
    • More Matrix Eigenvalue Theory
    • Normal Modes
    • Normal Coordinates
    • Spring-Coupled Masses
    • Triatomic Molecule
    • Exercises

  • Gravitational Potential Theory
    • Introduction
    • Gravitational Potential
    • Axially Symmetric Mass Distributions
    • Potential Due to a Uniform Sphere
    • Potential Outside a Uniform Spheroid
    • Rotational Flattening
    • McCullough's Formula
    • Tidal Elongation
    • Roche Radius
    • Precession of the Equinoxes
    • Potential Due to a Uniform Ring
    • Perihelion Precession of the Planets
    • Perihelion Precession of Mercury
    • Exercises

  • The Three-Body Problem
    • Introduction
    • Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
    • Jacobi Integral
    • Tisserand Criterion
    • Co-Rotating Frame
    • Lagrange Points
    • Zero-Velocity Surfaces
    • Stability of Lagrange Points

  • The Chaotic Pendulum
    • Introduction
    • Basic Problem
    • Analytic Solution
    • Numerical Solution
    • Poincaré Section
    • Spatial Symmetry Breaking
    • Basins of Attraction
    • Period-Doubling Bifurcations
    • Route to Chaos
    • Sensitivity to Initial Conditions
    • Definition of Chaos
    • Periodic Windows
    • Further Investigation
 
 
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