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In these Lecture slides, the Lecturer has discussed the following key concepts of Analytical Mechanics : Work, Generalized Coordinates, Transformation Rules, Changes, Generalized Velocity, Coordinates Themselves, Generalized, Generalized Force, Constraint Forces, Dependence
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Transformation
rules
define
alternate
sets
of
coordinates.
3
N
Cartesian
coordinates
x
i
f
generalized
coordinates
q
m
Select
f
degrees
of
freedom
Small
changes
in
a
coordinate
can
be
expressed
by
the
chain
rule.
3
1
t
x
x
q
q
N
m
m
1
t
q
q
x
x
f
i
i
polar coordinate example
sin
cos
cos
cos
r
r
x
r
r
r
r
x
cos
sin
sin
sin
r
r
y
r
r
r
r
y
t t
x
q
q
x
x
i
f
m
m
m i
i
1
Force
acting
over
a
small
displacement
is
the
work.
Express
in
generalized
coordinates
Rewrite
the
work
in
terms
of
the
generalized
force
components,
m
t
Last
term
for
time
dependence
i
i
m
m
i m
i
t
t x
q
q
x
i
i
i
x
t x
q
x
t
q
i
i
i
t
i
m i
i
m
t
m
m
m
i
m i
i
m
q
x
i
i
i
i
i
i
i
)
(
The
work
can
be
expressed
by
mass
and
acceleration.
Mass
m
(
i
)
related
to
xi
The
Cartesian
coordinate
is
transformed
to
the
generalized
coordinate.
Use
the
boxed
identity
Work
expanded
in
terms
i
i
m
m
m i
i
i
t
t
x
q
q
x
x
m
)
(
i
i
i
m i
i
m
i m
i
i m
i
i
t
t x
x
m
q
q
x
dt d
x
q
x
x
dt
d
m
)
( ,
)
(
m i
i
m i
i
i m
i
q
x
dt d
x
q
x
x
q
x
x
dt d
i
i
i
i
m
i
m
i m
i
m i
i
i
dt
t x
x
m
q
q
x
dt d
x
q
x
x
dt d
m
,
)
(
i
i
i
i
m
i
m i i i m i i i m
t
t x x m q x x m q x x m q
dt
d
)
(
,
)
(
1 2
)
(
1 2
i
i
i
i
m
m
m
m
t
t x
x
m
q
q
q
dt d
)
(
Conservative
forces
depend
only
on
position.
Leave
non
‐
conservative
forces
on
the
right
side
of
the
equation
The
quantity
is
the
Lagrangian
This
gives
Lagrange’s
equations
of
motion.
For
f
equations,
2
f
constants
m
m
m
m
m
q
q
q
dt d
m
m
m
m
m
q
q
q
dt d
q
dt d
m
m
m
q
q
dt d
m
m
m
q
q
dt d
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