Preface.- Geometry of Motion.- Constraints and Lagrangian Coordinates.- Dynamics of a Point Mass.- Geometry of Masses.- Systems Dynamics.- The Lagrange Equations.- Precessions.- Variational Principles.- Bibliography.- Index.

* Offers a rigorous mathematical treatment of mechanics as a text or reference

* Revisits beautiful classical material, including gyroscopes, precessions, spinning tops, effects of rotation of the Earth on gravity motions, and variational principles

* Employs mathematics not only as a "unifying" language, but also to exemplify its role as a catalyst behind new concepts and discoveries