I. Newtonian Dynamics
Kinematics of Particles, Newton's Laws, Conservation Theorems
Pendulum Problems, Motion in Central Force Field,
Motion of System of Particles
II. Motion of Rigid Body in a Moving Reference Frame
Kinematics of Rigid Body, Rotation of Coordinate System in Space,
Rotation of Vector in Space, Motion relative to a Moving Coordinate System
Motion on the Surface of Earth
III. Dynamics of a Rigid Body
Dynamic Specification of a Rigid Body, Equations of Motion,
Motion of a Top, Sliding and Rolling of Rigid Bodies,
IV. Lagrangian Dynamics
Constraints and Generalized Coordinates, Principle of Virtual Work, D'Alembert's Principle, Lagrangian Equation for Holonomic Systems, Lagrangian Equations for Non-holonomic Systems, Cyclic Coordinates and Routh's Method,
V. Hamiltonian Dynamics
Calculus of Variations, Hamilton's Principle, Legendre's Transformation, Hamilton's Equations, Hamiltonian and Conservation Laws, Poisson brackets, Canonical transformation, Hamilton-Jacobi equation

Grading : Midterm (30%), Final (40%), Homework (30%)

Textbooks & References:　
S. T. Thornton and J. B. Marion, Classical Dynamics (5th Ed.), Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2004
H. Goldstein, C. Poole and J. Safko, Classical Mechanics (3rd Ed.), Addison Wesley, 2002.
J. R. Taylor, Classical Dynamics, University Science Books, 2004.