Classical Mechanics is intended for students who have studied some mechanics in an introductory physics course, such as "freshman physics." ... the book covers most of the topics normally found in books at this level, including conservation laws, oscillations, Lagrangian mechanics, two-body problems, non-inertial frames, rigid bodies, normal modes, chaos theory, Hamiltonian mechanics, and continuum mechanics. A particular highlight is the chapter on chaos, which focuses on a few simple systems, to give a truly comprehensible introduction to the concepts that we hear so much about. At the end of each chapter is a large selection of interesting problems for the student, 744 in all, classified by topic and approximate difficulty, and ranging for simple exercises to challenging computer projects. Essentials. Newton's laws of motion Projectiles and charged particles Momentum and angular momentum Energy Oscillations Calculus of variations Lagrange's equations Two-body central force problems Mechanics in noninertial frames Motion of rigid bodies Coupled oscillators and normal modes --
Nonlinear mechanics and chaos Hamiltonian mechanics Collision theory Special relativity Continuum mechanics --