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In the first part of the course, the following topics in classical mechanics are covered: fundamental concepts of kinematics, examples of motion, differential geometry of trajectories, mass, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, potential theory, solutions of specific equations of motion, problems with oscillatory motion, and the two-body problem.
The second part provides an introduction to special relativity. Topics include the postulates of classical and relativistic mechanics, the Doppler effect for light, time dilation, the addition of velocities, energy and momentum in relativity, two-body decays, particle creation, Lorentz transformations, and Minkowski geometry.
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