Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum

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Contents:The nature of classical physicsSpaces, trigonometry, and vectorsMotionIntegral calculusDynamicsPartial differentiationSystems of more than one particleEnergyThe principle of least actionSymmetries and conservation lawsHamiltonian mechanics and time-translation invarianceThe phase space fluid and the Gibbs-Liouville TheoremPoisson brackets, angular momentum, and symmetriesElectric and magnetic forcesAppendix 1. Central forces and planetary orbits