Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge UK, (1998)Abstract
This text covers both conventional and modern classical
mechanics, that which pertains to non-linear dynamical
systems. Emphasis is placed on the geometric interpretation of
mechanics. The chapter headings are: fundamentals of
mechanics; Lagrangian formulation of mechanics; topics in
Lagrangian dynamics; scattering and linear oscillations;
Hamiltonian formulation of mechanics; topics in Hamiltonian
dynamics; non-linear dynamics; rigid bodies and continuum
dynamics. An appendix on vector spaces is also included.