"Classical mechanics is a physical theory describing the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles to parts of machinery and astronomical objects, such as spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies."
The study of bodies in motion under the action of forces.
Kinematics: The study of motion without considering the forces that cause the motion.
Dynamics: The study of motion and forces.
Equations of Motion: The mathematical relationships between forces, mass, and motion.
Force Analysis: The determination of forces acting on a body or structure.
Work and Energy: The study of the work done on an object and its change in energy.
Power: The rate at which work is done.
Impulse and Momentum: The study of the transfer of momentum from one body to another.
Vibrations: The study of the motion of bodies that oscillate about a fixed point.
Stability: The study of the equilibrium of a system and the forces that influence it.
Rigid Body Dynamics: The study of the motion of a rigid object.
Flexible Body Dynamics: The study of the motion of deformable objects.
Control Systems: The study of systems that are controlled by feedback.
Multibody Dynamics: The study of interconnecting linear and nonlinear systems.
Continuum Mechanics: The study of the deformation of solids, liquids, and gases.
Materials and Properties: The study of materials and their properties. Overall, the study of Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering covers a broad span of topics related to the mechanics of motion, measurement of forces, and characterization of materials.
Kinematics: The study of motion without regard to forces; the geometry of motion.
Kinetics: The study of motion with regard to forces; the forces causing motion.
Statics: The study of forces and their effects on objects at rest.
Dynamics: The study of forces and their effects on objects in motion.
Friction: The study of the forces that oppose motion due to contact between surfaces.
Vibration: The study of mechanical oscillations that occur in a system.
Acoustics: The study of sound and its behavior in various media.
Aerodynamics: The study of the motion of air and other gases, especially as they interact with solid objects in motion.
Hydrodynamics: The study of the motion of fluids, especially as they interact with solid objects in motion.
Robotics: The study of the mechanical design, construction, and operation of robots.
Mechatronics: The study of the integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering in the design of complex systems.
Tribology: The study of friction, wear, and lubrication of interacting surfaces.
Thermodynamics: The study of the relationship between heat, work, temperature, and energy.
Materials science: The study of the properties of materials and how they can be manipulated to achieve desired mechanical properties.
Biomechanics: The study of the mechanics of biological systems, such as the human body.
"For objects governed by classical mechanics, if the present state is known, it is possible to predict how it will move in the future (determinism)."
"For objects governed by classical mechanics, if the present state is known, it is possible to [...] how it has moved in the past (reversibility)."
"The 'classical' in 'classical mechanics' does not refer classical antiquity, as it might in, say, classical architecture. On the contrary, the development of classical mechanics involved substantial change in the methods and philosophy of physics."
"The qualifier distinguishes classical mechanics from physics developed after the revolutions of the early 20th century, which revealed limitations of classical mechanics."
"It consists of the physical concepts based on foundational works of Sir Isaac Newton, and the mathematical methods invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Leonhard Euler, and other contemporaries in the 17th century to describe the motion of bodies under the influence of forces."
"Later, more abstract methods were developed, leading to the reformulations of classical mechanics known as Lagrangian mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics."
"These advances, made predominantly in the 18th and 19th centuries, extend substantially beyond earlier works, particularly through their use of analytical mechanics."
"They are, with some modification, also used in all areas of modern physics."
"Classical mechanics provides accurate results when studying large objects that are not extremely massive and speeds not approaching the speed of light."
"When the objects being examined have about the size of an atom diameter, it becomes necessary to introduce the other major sub-field of mechanics: quantum mechanics."
"To describe velocities that are not small compared to the speed of light, special relativity is needed."
"In cases where objects become extremely massive, general relativity becomes applicable."
"A number of modern sources do include relativistic mechanics in classical physics, which in their view represents classical mechanics in its most developed and accurate form."
"[Classical mechanics describes] the motion of macroscopic objects, from projectiles to parts of machinery and astronomical objects, such as spacecraft, planets, stars, and galaxies."
"For objects governed by classical mechanics, if the present state is known, it is possible to predict how it will move in the future (determinism)."
"It consists of the physical concepts based on foundational works of Sir Isaac Newton, and the mathematical methods invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Leonhard Euler, and other contemporaries in the 17th century to describe the motion of bodies under the influence of forces."
"Later, more abstract methods were developed, leading to the reformulations of classical mechanics known as Lagrangian mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics."
"They are, with some modification, also used in all areas of modern physics."
"Classical mechanics provides accurate results when studying large objects that are not extremely massive and speeds not approaching the speed of light."