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Classical Mechanics - an Introductory Course

What is classical mechanics? Classical mechanics is the study of the motion of bodies (including the special case in which bodies remain at rest) in accordance with the general principles �rst enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton in his Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica (1687), commonly known as the Principia. Classical mechanics was the �rst branch of Physics to be discovered, and is the foundation upon which all other branches of Physics are built. Moreover, classical mechanics has many important applications in other areas of science, such as Astronomy (e.g., celestialmechanics), Chemistry (e.g., the dynamics of molecular collisions), Geology (e.g.,the propagation of seismic waves, generated by earthquakes, through the Earth�scrust), and Engineering (e.g., the equilibrium and stability of structures). Classical mechanics is also of great signi�cance outside the realm of science.

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