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Almost 400 years ago //Galilei Galileo// expressed the credo of modern sciences: | Almost 400 years ago //Galilei Galileo// expressed the credo of modern sciences: | ||
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The language of mathematics is the appropriate instrument to decode the secrets of the universe. | The language of mathematics is the appropriate instrument to decode the secrets of the universe. | ||
Arguably the fruits of this enterprise are more visible today than they have ever been in the past. | Arguably the fruits of this enterprise are more visible today than they have ever been in the past. | ||
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Mathematicians strive for a logically stringent representation of the structure of theories and models. | Mathematicians strive for a logically stringent representation of the structure of theories and models. | ||
Physicists adopt mathematics as a tool to speak about and better understand nature: | Physicists adopt mathematics as a tool to speak about and better understand nature: | ||
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The present Lecture Notes are developed to accompany courses on ``Theoretical Mechanics'' | The present Lecture Notes are developed to accompany courses on ``Theoretical Mechanics'' | ||
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The course addresses mechanics problems to introduce the students to concepts and strategies aiming at a quantitative description of observations. | The course addresses mechanics problems to introduce the students to concepts and strategies aiming at a quantitative description of observations. | ||
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To meet that aim the lectures strive to meet several purposes: | To meet that aim the lectures strive to meet several purposes: | ||
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(contents as well as links to papers, books and internet resources) | (contents as well as links to papers, books and internet resources) | ||
that should be added in forthcoming revisions. | that should be added in forthcoming revisions. | ||
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~~DISCUSSION~~ | ~~DISCUSSION~~ |
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