Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems,9780534408961

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Edition: 5th
ISBN13: 9780534408961
ISBN10: 0534408966
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2003-07-07
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

This best-selling classical mechanics text, written for the advanced undergraduate one- or two-semester course, provides a complete account of the classical mechanics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Vector calculus is used extensively to explore topics.The Lagrangian formulation of mechanics is introduced early to show its powerful problem solving ability.. Modern notation and terminology are used throughout in support of the text's objective: to facilitate students' transition to advanced physics and the mathematical formalism needed for the quantum theory of physics. CLASSICAL DYNAMICS OF PARTICLES AND SYSTEMS can easily be used for a one- or two-semester course, depending on the instructor's choice of topics.

Table of Contents

1. Matrices, Vectors, and Vector Calculus
2. Newtonian Mechanics--Single Particle
3. Oscillations
4. Nonlinear Oscillations and Chaos
5. Gravitation
6. Some Methods in the Calculus of Variations
7. Hamilton's Principle--Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
8. Central-Force Motion
9. Dynamics of a System of Particles
10. Motion in a Noninertial Reference Frame
11. Dynamics of Rigid Bodies
12. Coupled Oscillations
13. Continuous Systems: Waves
14. The Special Theory of Relativity
Appendices
Selected References
Bibliography
Answers to Even-Numbered Problems

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