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This module of Classical Mechanics II is the mathematically sophisticated reformulation of Newtonian Mechanics and consists of Lagrangian Mechanics and Hamiltonian Mechanics. It provides students with an awareness of the physical principles that can be applied to understand important features of classical (i.e., non-quantum) mechanical systems. The language and ideas of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics have found fruit in the description of the behavior of certain Chaotic systems. Students will acquire techniques that can be applied to derive and solve the equations of motion for various types of classical mechanical systems, including systems of particles and fields. The module will develop students’ understanding of the fundamental relationship between symmetries and conserved quantities in physics and reinforce students’ ability to understand Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics by developing and exploring the application of closely related concepts in classical mechanics. . Latterly the language and ideas of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics have found fruit in the description of the behavior of certain chaotic systems.