Review of lagrangian mechanics. Variational principles. Hamilton's equations. Canonical transformations. Hamilton Jacobi theory. Action angle variables. Time dependent and canonical perturbation theory. Central forcesand scattering. Small vibrations. Rigid body motion. Poincare maps. Non-integrable systems. Hamiltonian and dissipative chaos.

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