Analytical Dynamics V1100
Fall 2022
Syllabus
• Newton’s laws of motion
• Lagrangian formulation
• The central force problem
• Collisions and scattering
• Oscillations
• The motion of rigid bodies
• The Hamiltonian formalism
• Continuous systems and fields
• Relativistic dynamics
Instructor: Sebastian Franco
E-mail:
sfranco@ccny.cuny.edu
Office: Marshak Science Building, 315
Office hours: via Zoom, on demand. Link: https://ccny.zoom.us/j/92640567510
Also in person, on demand.
Lectures
• Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:15 am to 1:00 pm.
• Classes will be in person, at the Graduate Center. Lecture room: 6496.
Books
We Will Primarily Follow
• “Classical Mechanics” (3rd Edition), Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole Jr., John L.
Safko
Additional Suggestions and Interesting References
• “Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems”, Stephen T. Thornton, Jerry B. Marion
• “Analytical Mechanics”, Louis N. Hand, Janet D. Finch
• “Analytical Mechanics”, Grant R. Fowles, George L. Cassiday
• “Mechanics”, L. D. Landau, E.M. Lifshitz
• “Classical Mechanics”, H. C Corben, P. Stehle
• “Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics”, V. Arnold
• “Mathematical Aspects of Classical and Celestial Mechanics”, V. I. Arnold, V. V.
Kozlov and A. I. Neishtadt
• “A Treatise on Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies”, E. T. Whittaker
Online Resources
• “Lectures on Classical Dynamics”, David Tong, University of Cambridge
http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/tong/dynamics.html
• “Classical Mechanics”, Lenny Susskind, Stanford University
His lectures can be found in YouTube, starting from:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApUFtLCrU90
Last Updated: 09/20/2022 14:46