There are plenty of resources to help you learn vector-based dynamics:

  1. The textbook: https://bit.ly/30ycDaH 
    Get your copy of the text ASAP!
  2. Textbook Resources: http://www.motiongenesis.com/MGWebSite/MGTextbooks/MGTextbookDynamicsMechanicalAerospaceBioRobotics/TextbookResourcesDynamicsMechanicalAerospaceBioRobotics.html
    There are many examples, videos, and demos linked on this page.
  3. See the document, "Important Concepts in Dynamics". [I recommend bookmarking or printing this document out, so you can access it during your reading of the text.]
  4. MG Roadmaps template
  5. The web pages for SymPy, the symbolic mathematics library for Python,  presents some of the theory for vectors and kinematics very similar to the Mitiguy text: https://docs.sympy.org/latest/modules/physics/vector/vectors.html
  6. Getting Started With Motion Genesis: https://bit.ly/3ekUXEz
    Purchase of the book entitles you to a 3 yr license for MotionGenesis (MG), a remarkable, industrial strength program for solving problems in kinematics, statics and dynamics. This web page links to examples to help you learn how to use the software. Two links on the page are particularly important:

If you run into any issues installing MG or running it (especially for Mac users), see: http://www.motiongenesis.com/MGWebSite/MGFAQ/MGFAQ.html

  1. See the document: Tips for an efficient workflow using MotionGenesis.
  2. When you are running MG, type help to the prompt, and you will get an entire help manual within the MG environment and a hyperlinked web page in your default web browser that has all the commands with explanations and examples.
  3. Adam Leeper wrote and maintains MGView, software to visualize 3D rigid-body dynamic simulations in a web browser.
  4. GeoGebra is a great tool for visualizing geometry. You  might find it useful for visualizing vectors.
  5. See the video by David Levinson on the Explorer 1 Anomaly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdDJtUxLwqQ