Classical Mechanics
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| High-school classical mechanics
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| Introductory Guide to Motion Mountain - this fascinating online textbook will simply capture your attention! Hundreds of pages on classical mechanics and very easy style! (in pdf format) Kinematics and dynamics for beginners. Learn Physics Today - a beautiful and professionally done web site; true online textbook. Introductory Physics with first half devoted to mechanics. Physics 131 - mechanics lecture course. Projectile motion and Two-dimentional collisions - Java applets from Vigninia Univ. Mechanics course online a good tutorial fromMCasco Associates. Introduction to Physics I - a beautiful, detailed, easy to follow web based course. . | Advanced topics Simple harmonic motion - an interactive site. | ||
| University level: lagrangian and hamiltonian dynamics
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| Introductory Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamilton Mechanics, Hamilton-Jacobi equation, - a brief outline, from Tennessi Univ.. See also Archive of mechanics problems with detailed solutions and Tabulation of commonly used tools to remind you some useful formulas - an excellent site! Classical Mechanics (physics/9909035), 131 pp., graduate course on classical mechanics. | Advanced topics Structure, Stability and Dynamics of Self-gravitating system - online lectures: though with some inclination towards astrophysics, it cover many interesting mechanics issues. Hamilton-Jacobi equation - an article by J.Winkler. Hamilton, Lagrangian for simple oscllators - an article in three parts by J.Winkler. | ||
| Oscillations
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| Introductory Simple harmonic motion - an interactive site. Oscillations in biology - the famous prey and predator problem. | Advanced topics Oscillation demonstractions - Java applets: from simple pendulum to Poincare mapping. A wonderful tutorial on analytical solution of Oscillators with 1 or 2 degrees of freedom, of Coupled oscillators and of Vibrations of a String as weel as other topics on System Dynamics . The Pendulum Lab - an excellent site, includes The Lecture Room (equations of motion, oscillations and resonances, nonlinear dynamics etc.) and The Lab with wonderfull collection of Java animated pendulums. | ||
| Rigid body motion
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| Introductory Rotational dynamics - looks like calculus-heavy but in fact quite thorough and student-friendly. Why does a top stand up when spinning? and Why does a spinning top sometimes turn over? - from New Scientist. Gyroscopes - the whole web site is devoted to gyros, their behavior and applications. | Advanced topics Rigid body motion - equations of motoin, Euler angles etc.. Rotational dynamics - a large outline of rotational dynamics by E. Weisstein; follow links. | ||
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