Lecture Notes

1. Lecture 1 -- Introduction, motivation, and overview -- PP   PDF  
2. Lecture 2 -- Calculus of variation -- PP   PDF   Extra PP   Extra PDF  
3. Lecture 3 -- Calculus of variation -- PP   PDF   Extra PP   Extra PDF  
4. Lecture 4 -- Lagrangian formalism PP   PDF  
5. Lecture 5 -- Hamiltonian formalism PP   PDF  
6. Lecture 6 -- Examples of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalism PP   PDF  
7. Lecture 7 -- Dynamics of rigid bodies PP   PDF  
8. Lecture 8 -- Dynamics of rigid bodies PP   PDF  
9. Lecture 9 -- Recap of dynamics of rigid bodies and intro to scattering analysis PP   PDF  
10. Lecture 10 -- Scattering analysis PP   PDF  
11. Lecture 11 -- Scattering analysis in center of mass reference frame PP   PDF  
12. Lecture 12 -- Review part I PP   PDF  
13. Lecture 13 -- Comment on "modern" usage of classical mechanics PP   PDF  
14. Lecture 14 -- Course summary PP   PDF