Question

I am trying to learn Lagrange and Hamilton mechanics, what sort of math do I need? calculus of variantion or functional analysis or something else?

Answer 1

In an introductory course in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics you will need at most advanced calculus and differential eq. . In more advanced courses a familiarity with Calculus of Variations might be useful. as well as Linear Algebra..

Answer 2

advanced cal and DE? Ok, I ve done cal III and can solve first and second order linear DE,is that enough?@gleem

Answer 3

I'm sure that you can give it a good go.. Have you had a College level Theoretical mechanics course?

Answer 4

No, just finished freshman physics