Analytical Mechanics by Fowles and Cassiday

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  • Author: Grant Fowles and George Cassiday
  • Title: Analytical Mechanics
  • Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0534494927/?tag=pfamazon01-20
  • Prerequisities: Calculus-based intro physics and a year of calculus; differential equations and matrix algebra highly recommended before or concurrently with this course

Contents (from 5th edition)

  • Fundamental concepts. Vectors
  • Newtonian Mechanics. Rectilinear motion of a particle
  • Oscillations
  • General motion of a particle in three dimensions
  • Noninertial reference systems
  • Gravitational and central forces
  • Dynamics of systems of particles
  • Mechanics of rigid bodies. Planar motion
  • Motion of rigid bodies in three dimensions
  • Lagrangian mechanics
  • Dynamics of oscillating systems
 
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