Topical course given for the subject board of physics, tata institute of fundamental research, homi bhabha road, mumbai 400005, india. If someone wish to learn classical mechanics in master level in very short time, this is an ideal book for them. This led to the development of quantum mechanics, where electrons orbit nuclei in discrete energy levels, light can behave as a particle, and particles behave as waves. November 21, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. October 24, 2011 leonard susskind discusses different particle transformations as well as how to represent and analyze them using tools like the lagrangian. Lecture videos from individuals like salman khan of khan academy. The theoretical minimum theoretical minimum 1 english. November 28, 2011 leonard susskind wraps up the lecture series by finishing his talk on particles and both electric and magnetic fields and how they relate to physics. October 3, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Throughout the lectures we will focus on the relation between symmetries and conservation laws. Physics lectures are of three types according to this anecdote of niels bohr. Lectures on classical mechanics university of california.
Lecture collection classical mechanics fall 2011 youtube. Leonard susskind all stanford physics lectures in order mike blackstock. Classical mechanics covering newtons laws, velocity, acceleration, force, energy, momentum, impulse, moments and torques. I dont mean freshman physics, but rather the course which includes the topics such as central body motion, lagrangian, hamiltonian, etc. Classical mechanics is the abstraction and generalisation of newtons laws of motion undertaken, historically, by lagrange and hamilton. September 26, 2011 leonard susskind gives a brief introduction to the mathematics behind physics including the addition and multiplication. For more information about professor shankars book based on the lectures from this course, fundamentals of physics. The full set of lecture notes, weighing in at around pages, can be downloaded here.
Graduate classical mechanics home university of virginia. Students vote on answers electronically and their answers are tallied. Hi all, i am looking for a good introduction to classical mechanics. Classical mechanics, 2011, given by sourendu gupta.
Syllabus classical mechanics ii physics mit opencourseware. Though it is often thought that those two formulations are equivalent in all important ways, this is not true. Classical mechanics was the rst branch of physics to be discovered, and is the foundation upon which all other branches of physics are built. At the undergraduate level, consider classical mechanics by john taylor and a students guide to lagrangians and hamiltonians by patri. This course is a broad, theoretical treatment of classical mechanics, useful in its own right for treating complex dynamical problems, but essential to understanding the foundations of quantum mechanics and statistical physics.
The essence of newtons insight, encoded in his second law f ma, is that the motion of a particle described by its trajectory, rt, is completely determined once its initial position and velocity are known. In this lecture, he focuses symmetry and conservation laws, including the principle of least. Classical mechanics lecture 22 simon fraser university. Hello, i wonder if you got any suggestions for classical mechanics video lectures. The international astronomical unionmartin kornmesser. The chapters in this latex version are in the same order as the weekly lectures, but ive merged weeks together, and sometimes split them over chapter, to obtain a more textbook feel to these notes. This lecture has been viewed more than 10 million times. But the book described here is not a hard cover book rather paper back, so amazon should rectify the details of the product. Aangularmomentumbprecession mechanicslecture20,slide1 text text recommended video. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Can you explain momentum and ineral reference frames. Class notes below you will find the notes i took while auditing leonard susskinds stanford university lectures on classical mechanics via youtube. This course is the beginning of a six course sequence that explores.
Dec 15, 2011 october 24, 2011 leonard susskind discusses different particle transformations as well as how to represent and analyze them using tools like the lagrangian. Binary stars, neutron stars, black holes, resonance phenomena, musical instruments, stellar. In this lecture, he dives into the topics of magnetic and electrostatic forces. What are the best youtube videos about classical mechanics. This stanford continuing studies course is the first. Dec 15, 2011 october 3, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Dec 15, 2011 november 28, 2011 leonard susskind wraps up the lecture series by finishing his talk on particles and both electric and magnetic fields and how they relate to physics. The theoretical minimum kindle edition by susskind, leonard, friedman.
Buy lectures on mechanics london mathematical society lecture note series on free shipping on qualified orders. Dec 15, 2011 in this lecture, he focuses on liouvilles theorem, which he describes as one of the basis for hamiltonian mechanics. Lectures are available on youtube which closely follow the topics in the book. I guess it is considered as an upper level course on most schools. He works to prove the reversibility of classical mechanics. This note will introduce the two main approaches to classical mechanics.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading classical mechanics. October 17, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Aangularmomentumbprecession mechanicslecture20,slide1. Dec 15, 2011 november 21, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Many books have been written about this old and venerable subject. This class includes the opportunity for students to use the personal response system prs. Classical mechanics has not really changed, in substance, since the days of isaac newton. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion learning. Classical mechanics mit course notes download book. Lecture 1 of leonard susskinds modern physics course concentrating on classical mechanics. This first course in the physics curriculum introduces classical mechanics.
According to newton, if you know the cause af an event, you can predict the outcome. Find materials for this course in the pages linked along the left. In this lecture, he focuses on liouvilles theorem, which he describes as one of the basis for hamiltonian mechanics. You can download this ebook free if your institution has this access. In this lecture, he focuses on some of the incorrect laws of motion that were first proposed by. November 1, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Classical mechanics fall, 2011 the theoretical minimum. In both classical and quantum mechanics, the lagrangian and hamiltonian formalisms play a central role. Dec 15, 2011 october 17, 2011 leonard susskind discusses the some of the basic laws and ideas of modern physics. Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of bodies in accordance with the general principles.
Individual chapters and problem sheets are available below. In which case is the torque due to the force about. In this lecture, he focuses symmetry and conservation laws, including the. It could be better if answers to the problems were given. Course introduction and newtonian mechanics youtube. Our exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of modern physics begins with classical mechanics, the mathematical physics worked out by. Hamiltons principle of least action, conservation laws and symmetries of the lagrangian, solving the equations of motion, scattering processes, small oscillations, rigid body motion and hamiltonian formulation of mechanics.
This is a second course in classical mechanics, given to final year undergraduates. I make no guarantee as to the accuracy of these notes. Dec 15, 2011 october 10, 2011 leonard susskind discusses lagrangian functions as they relate to coordinate systems and forces in a system. Born, you can only predict how likely that outcome will be. October 24, 2011 leonard susskind discusses different particle transformations as well as how to represent and analyze them using tools like. Lectures on mechanics london mathematical society lecture. If youre ever banished to a desert island and allowed to take just. History and limitations of classical mechanics, units, dimensional analysis, problem solving, and estimation, vectors, dimensional kinematics, newtons laws of motion, circular motion, momentum, system of particles, and conservation of momentum, potential energy and conservation of energy, angular. Case 1 case 2 a case 1 b case 2 c same in both cases shown below a solid disk of mass m, radius r, and inieal angular velocity. For reference, the weekly lectures are outlined here. Moreover, classical mechanics has many important applications in other areas of science, such as astronomy e. History and limitations of classical mechanics, units, dimensional analysis, problem solving, and estimation, vectors, dimensional kinematics, newtons laws of motion, circular motion, momentum, system of particles, and conservation of momentum, potential energy and conservation of energy, angular momentum. Right now, i know no physics, so i need to start from the very beginning which i think is classical mechanics. The lambda mu theorem in classical mechanics, the resultant of two equal forces.
Classical mechanics kindle edition by aruldhas, g download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Mechanics lecture 3, slide 2 your comments i would like to discuss the relaonship between the direcon of net force and the direcon of momentum in the class force direcon is the direcon of the change in momentum. Walter lewin discusses classical mechanics, and in spite of all of its impressive predictive power, fails to explain many microscopic behaviors. The last two lectures are devoted to electromagnetism and the application of the equations of classical mechanics to a particle in electromagnetic fields. Classical mechanics gave us a deterministic view of the world.
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