An Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics
by Simon J.A. Malham
Publisher: Heriot-Watt University 2016
Number of pages: 87
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These notes are intended as an elementary introduction into the ideas and the basic prescription of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. The only physical principles we require the reader to know are Newton's three laws ...
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