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We list important properties of Poisson brackets. Poisson bracket theoerem statement that the Poisson bracket of two integrals of motion is again an integral of motion, and its proof is given. A generalization of the theorem is given without proof.

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Transition from the Lagrangian to Hamiltonian formalism is described; Hamiltonian equations of motion are obtained.

For a periodic system two types of motion are possible. In the first type both coordinates and momenta are periodic functions of time. An example of this type is motion of a simple pendulum. In the second type of motion only the coordinates are periodic functions of time. An example of the second type of motion is the conical pendulum where the angle keeps increasing, but the momentum  is a periodic function of time.

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Jacobi's complete integral is defined as the action integral expressed in terms of non additive constants of motion and initial and final times. Knowledge of the complete integral is equivalent to the knowledge of the solution of equations of motion. Its relation with the Hamilton's principal function is \begin{equation} \pp[S_J (q, \alpha, t)]{\alpha_k} -\pp[S_J (q_0, \alpha, t_0)]{\alpha_k} =0 \end{equation}

 We derive the time dependent and time independent Hamilton Jacobi equations, amilton's characetrirstic function is introduced  as  solution of the time independent equation.

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