A sound knowledge of Mechanics is fundamental to an understanding of much of physics and engineering. This book takes the reader through the fundamentals of the subject in as informal a manner as possible, without sacrificing mathematical rigour.
The second edition has new material on orbits, rigid body mechanics and non linear dynamics to produce a more comprehensive text that serves the needs of undergraduate students of mathematics, physics and engineering.
Autorentext
PHILIP P.G.DYKE is Professor of Applied Mathematics and Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Plymouth, UK.
Inhalt
Kinematics
Forces
Forces as a Vector
Collisions
Motion Under Gravity
Circular Motion
Rotating Axes
Vibrations
Orbits
Introduction to Rigid Body Dynamics
Variable Mass Problems
Nonlinear Dynamics
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