Classical Mechanics, 1st ed. 2018
Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics Series

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This textbook provides an introduction to classical mechanics at a level intermediate between the typical undergraduate and advanced graduate level. This text describes the background and tools for use in the fields of modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, astrophysics, particle physics, and relativity. Students who have had basic undergraduate classical mechanics or who have a good understanding of the mathematical methods of physics will benefit from this book.

Elementary Newtonian mechanics.- Principle of virtual work and Lagrange's equations.- Hamilton's principle and action integrals.- Central force problems.-   Scattering.- Rigid body kinematics.- Rigid body dynamics.-  Small oscillations.- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations for continuous systems and fields.- Special relativity.- A Vector calculus.- B Differential forms.- C Calculus of variations.- D Linear algebra.- E Special functions.
JOSEPH D. ROMANO
Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
University of Texas at Brownsville 
80 Fort Brown 
Brownsville, TX 78520

Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate-level: Introduction to Astronomy, Elementary Physics and Acoustics I and II, General Physics (lecture and lab), University Physics (lecture and lab), Mathematical Methods, Theoretical Physics,Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, and Quantum Mechanics. Graduate-level: Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, General Relativity, Mathematical Methods, and a gra
duatelevel
reading course on the statistical theory of signal detection. General Relativity to 4th year students at Cardiff University and 3rd year project supervision on black holes.

Matthew John Benacquista
Dept. of Physics
University of Texas RioGrande Valley
One W. University Drive
Brownsville, TX 78521

TEACHING:
2011 – present: Prof. of Physics, University of Texas at Brownsville
2006 – 2011: Assoc. Prof. of Physics, University of Texas at Brownsville
2000 – 2006: Prof. of Physics, Montana State University – Billings
1995 - 2000: Assoc. Prof. of Physics, Montana State
University - Billings
1990 - 1995: A
sst. Prof. of Math & Phys., Eastern Montana College
1988 - 1990: Asst. Prof. Phys., Eastern Montana College

BOOKS:
“An Introduction to the Evolution of Single and Binary Stars”, M. Benacquista, Springer, New York.
(2012).
Contains an early introduction of D’Alembert’s principle, variational principles and Lagrangian & Hamiltonian mechanics Provides an ideal blend of general concepts and methods which are then applied to important classes of problems Uses Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods at an early stage to give an entirely different way to set up and solve motion problems