Analytical mechanics

Analytical mechanics is a term used for a refined, highly mathematical form of classical mechanics, constructed from the eighteenth century onwards as a formulation of the subject as founded by Isaac Newton. Often the term vectorial mechanics is applied to the form based on Newton's work, to contrast it with analytical mechanics. This distinction makes sense because analytical mechanics uses two scalar properties of motion, the kinetic and potential energies, instead of vector forces, to analyze the motion.

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Ng Sue-Chia, MSc: International Political Economy, Nanyang Technological University & B.Arts (2nd Upper-Hons): Southeast Asian Studies, National University of Singapore. She was an IDSS Research Assistant Study Award Recipient & is currently an Associate Research Fellow (CENS) with the S.Rajaratnam School of International Studies.