A brief overview of the foundations of classical mechanics.

Lecture Notes

• Classical Mechanics
  • Overview of foundations of classical mechanics
  • Langrangian, Hamiltonian formulation, Noether’s theorem, Poisson brackets and more

Texts

• Goldstein, Poole, and Safko, Classical Mechanics
  • One of the standards, for good reason; very solid and thorough coverage.
• Landau and Lifshitz, Mechanics (Vol. 1)
  • An older and technical book. A very elegant coverage of classical mechanics. More appropriate at a slightly more advanced level.