Lectures On Classical Mechanics

by Berthold-Georg Englert

These lecture notes cover Classical Mechanics at the level of second-year undergraduates. The book offers comprehensive as well as self-contained material that can be taught in a one-semester course for students with the minimal background knowledge acquired in preuniversity education or in the usual first-year overview. The presentation does not skip the technical details which renders the book particularly well-suited for the self-studying student.

353 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2015

About the author

Berthold-Georg Englert is Provost's Chair Professor at the National University of Singapore, and Principal Investigator at the Centre for Quantum Technologies. In 2006, he was recognized for outstanding contributions to theoretical research on quantum coherence. B.-G. Englert's principal research interests concern applications in quantum information science, but he is also known for his early work on quantum optics together with Marlan Scully at Texas A&M University.

Berthold-Georg Englert was American Physical Society Outstanding Referee in 2008, and is presently the Scientific Secretary of the Julian Schwinger Foundation.

Berthold-Georg Englert obtained his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tubingen in 1981. He did post-doctoral research at the Technical University Munich and obtained his Dr. rer. nat. habil. in 1990.

He is the author of more than 160 publications in the fields of atomic, molecular and optical physics. His book Symbolism of Atomic Measurements is authoritative in the field of quantum mechanics.

Reviews

[Viney Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I used this book for a 2nd Year Classical Mechanics course while on an exchange semester at the National University of Singapore (NUS). I wouldn't recommend this book for those without the necessary background (i.e Single and Multivariable Calculus, Linear Algebra and Introductory Physics typically from a book like "University Physics" or Halliday and Resnick's "Fundamentals of Physics"). However, those that do have the Maths and Physics background for this book and are willing to work hard will find that this book offers detailed exposition of a range of Physical phenomenon such as rotating reference frames, conservative forces, central force problems and Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics. The author doesn't skip many of the technical and mathematical details of the arguments, (so the book can sometimes be a difficult read) but the insights gained are well worth it.