I will review the development of classical mechanics from its' roots in Ancient Greece and follow its' course through the modern era and the scientific revolution to the current formulation due to Euler and Lagrange culmination. I also give a brief outlook on the developements in the 20th centurty leading to the formulation of quantum mechanics.

Babak Haghighat

Babak Haghighat, Associate Professor at YMSC, Tsinghua University , working in the area of mathematical physics and string theory.