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Lectures on Dynamics and Relativity
This is an introductory course on Newtonian mechanics and special relativity given to first year undergraduates. The notes were last updated in April 2012. Individual chapters and problem sheets are available on the link below. The full set of lecture notes come in around 145 pages and can be downloaded here. This covers the following topics: Newtonian Mechanics, Forces, Interlude, Dimensional Analysis, Systems of Particles, Central Forces, Rigid Bodies, Non-Inertial Frames and Special Relativity.The lecture notes can be downloaded in both PDF and PS formats
Author(s): David Tong, Cambridge University
NA Pages 
Classical Dynamics by Paul P. Cook and Neil Lambert
This note covers the following topics: Matrices, Coordinate systems, Newton and His Three Laws, Lagrangian Mechanics, Hamiltonian Mechanics.
Author(s): Paul P. Cook and Neil Lambert
113 Pages
Topics covered in the notes include : Introduction and Newton’s Laws , Kinematics, Forces, Energy, Motion near equilibrium, Damped vibrations, Conservation of momentum, Angular momentum and central forces, Waves on a string.
Author(s): Wojtek Zakrzewski
54 Pages
Lecture Notes Mechanical Vibration and Structural Dynamics
The contents of this pdf include : Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations, Vibration Under Harmonic Forcing Conditions, Vibration Under General Forcing Conditions, Two and Multi - Dof System, Continuous Systems.
Author(s): G S D Madhav, Assistant Professor, Y Shwetha, Assistant Professor, G Ram Vishal, Assistant Professor, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
131 Pages
Lecture Notes on Dynamical Systems, Chaos And Fractal Geometry
Topics covered in this notes include: The Orbits of One-Dimensional Maps, Bifurcation and the Logistic Family, Sharkovsky’s Theorem, Metric Spaces, Devaney’s Definition of Chaos, Conjugacy of Dynamical Systems, Singer’s Theorem, Fractals, Newton’s Method, Iteration of Continuous Functions, Linear Transformation and Transformations Induced by Linear Transformations, Some Elementary Complex Dynamics, Examples of Substitutions, Compactness in Metric Spaces and the Metric Properties of Substitutions, Substitution Dynamical Systems, Sturmian Sequences and Irrational Rotations.
Author(s): Geoffrey R. Goodson, Towson University, Mathematics Department
272 Pages
Lecture Notes on Nonlinear Dynamics Daniel Arovas
Dynamics is the study of motion through phase space. The phase space of a given dynamical system is described as an N-dimensional manifold, M. The topics covered in this pdf are: Reference Materials, Dynamical Systems, Bifurcations, Two-Dimensional Phase Flows, Nonlinear Oscillators, Hamiltonian Mechanics, Maps, Strange Attractors, and Chaos, Ergodicity and the Approach to Equilibrium, Front Propagation, Pattern Formation, Solitons, Shock Waves.
Author(s): Daniel Arovas, Department of Physics, University of California, San Diego
364 Pages
This note explains the following topics: Introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems, Work-energy concepts, Kinematics, Force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, Virtual displacements and virtual work, Linearization of equations of motion, Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems.
Author(s): Prof. Nicholas Hadjiconstantinou, Prof. Peter So, Prof. Sanjay Sarma and Prof. Thomas Peacock
NA Pages
Lectures notes On Machine Dynamics II
This note covers the following topics: Toothed Gears, Gyroscope, Cams, Governors, Balancing, Dynamics Of Machine, Vibration.
Author(s): Prof. Mihir Kumar Sutar
145 Pages
Molecular Dynamics Lecture Notes
Molecular dynamics is a computer simulation technique where the time evolution of a set of interacting particles is followed by integrating their equation of motion. Topics covered includes: Classical mechanics, Statistical averaging, Physical models of the system, The time integration algorithm, Average properties, Static properties, Dynamic properties.
Author(s): Goran Wahnstrom
65 Pages