16.07 | Fall 2009 | Undergraduate

Dynamics

Lecture Notes

Lecture L20 – Energy Methods: Lagrange’s Equations

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Lecture notes on derivation of Lagrange’s equations in Cartesian coordinates, extension to general coordinate systems, simple pendulum by Lagrange’s equations, double pendulum by Lagrange’s equations, and derivation of Lagrange’s equation for general coordinate systems.

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Lecture L20 – Energy Methods: Lagrange’s Equations

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