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Chapter 1 Constrained Motions in Cartesian Coordinates
Chapter 2 Lagrangian Formulation in Generalised Coordinates
Chapter 3 Rotating Frames of Reference
Chapter 4 Central Force
Chapter 5 Hamilton's Equations of Motion
Chapter 6 Principles of Least Action and Hamilton's Principle
Chapter 7 Brachistochrones, Tautochrones and the Cycloid Family
Chapter 8 Canonical Transformations
Chapter 9 The Poisson Bracket
Chapter 10 Hamilton-Jacobi Theory
Chapter 11 Small Oscillations
Chapter 12 Rigid Body Dynamics
Chapter 13 Elasticity
Chapter 14 Fluid Dynamics
Appendix A1 Coordinate Frames
Appendix A2 Vector Calculus
Appendix A3 Tensors
Appendix B Sample of Short Questions
Appendix C Hints and Answers to Selected Problems
Appendix D Physical Constants
Bibliography
Index