Vector differentiation and integration, spherical and cylindrical coordinate system, Newtonian mechanics, rectilinear motion of a particle, collisions, the harmonic oscillator, general motion of a particle in three dimensions, noninertial-reference systems, central forces, conservative and non conservative forces.
Main Textbook: • Analytical mechanics by G. R. Fowles and G. Cassiday, 7th edition (2004) Brooks Cole publishing. Subsidiary Books: • Introduction to Classical Mechanics by: A. P. Arya (1997) prentice Hall . • Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems by: S. Thornton and J. Marion, Brooks Cole, 5th Edition (2003).