'A very well-written text on classical mechanics and a perfect choice for an intermediate-level undergraduate course. The author covers all key topics, including symmetries and conservation laws, and additional advanced topics on chaos, waves, and oscillations. Numerous exercises and computational projects help students to strengthen their understanding of the subject. I am happy to highly recommend this text.' Andrei Afanasev, George Washington University
Part I. Kinematics and Dynamics: 1. A brief review of introductory concepts; 2. Kinematics; 3. Newton's laws: determining the motion; 4. Lagrangians and Hamiltonians; Part II. Conservation Laws: 5. The conservation of energy; 6. Linear momentum; 7. Angular momentum; 8. Conservation laws and symmetries; Part III. Gravity: 9. The gravitational field; 10. Central force motion: the Kepler problem; Part IV. Oscillations and Waves: 11. Harmonic motion; 12. The pendulum; 13. Waves; 14. Small oscillations (optional); Part V. Rotation: 15. Accelerated reference frames; 16. Rotational kinematics; 17. Rotational dynamics; Part VI. Special topics: 18. Statics; 19. Fluid dynamics and sound waves (optional); 20. The special theory of relativity; 21. Classical chaos (optional); Appendix A. Formulas and constants; Appendix B. Answers to selected problems.
