Principle of Minimum Energy

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Explores mechanical energy conservation, harmonic oscillators, and equilibrium in mechanical systems.

Explores the molecular dynamics simulation of a Lennard-Jones liquid and its equilibrium velocity distribution.

Covers conceptual questions on change of variables, functions, derivatives, integration, and potential energy.

Covers energy minimization models in biological systems, focusing on equilibrium and the roles of entropy and hydrophobicity.

Explores the resolution of forces and energy calculations in mechanics using Newton's laws and trigonometric formulas.

Introduces structural mechanics concepts like distributed loads, centroids, and equilibrium in 2D and 3D.

Explores stability criteria, equilibrium types, reaction loads computation, and potential energy variations in mechanical systems.

Explores constrained motion using sphonic coordinates and gravitational contributions, discussing stability criteria and harmonic oscillators.

Covers the fundamentals of mechanics of continuous media, focusing on stress, equilibrium, and torsion revisited.