I: INTRODUCTION: THE TRADITIONAL THEORY
1: Basic Dynamics of Point Particles and Collections
2: Introduction to Lagrangian Mechanics
3: Lagrangian Theory of Constraints
4: Introduction to Hamiltonian Mechanics
5: The Calculus of Variations
6: Hamilton's Principle
7: Linear Operators and Dyadics
8: Kinematics of Rotation
9: Rotational Dynamics
10: Small Vibrations About Equilibrium
11: Two-body Central Force Systems
12: Introduction to Scattering
II:MECHANICS WITH TIME AS A COORDINATE
13: Lagrangian Mechanics with Time as a Coordinate
14: Hamiltonian Mechanics with Time as a Coordinate
15: Hamilton's Principle and Noether's Theorem
16: Relativity and Spacetime
17: Fourvectors and Operators
18: Relativistic Mechanics
19: Canonical Transformations
20: Generating Functions
21: Hamilton-Jacobi Theory
III: MATHEMATICAL APPENDICES
A: Vector Fundamentals
B: Matrices and Determinants
C: Eigenvalue Problem with General Metric
D: The Calculus of Many Variables
E: Geometry of Phase Space
Oliver Davis Johns is Professor of Physics Emeritus at San Francisco State University.
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