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An introduction to mechanics
- Title
- An introduction to mechanics / Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow.
- Author
- Kleppner, Daniel.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Kolenkow, Robert J.
- Description
- xxii, 546 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- Intended for undergraduate students with foundation skills in mathematics and a deep interest in physics, it systematically lays out the principles of mechanics: vectors, Newton's laws, momentum, energy, rotational motion, angular momentum and noninertial systems, and includes chapters on central force motion, the harmonic oscillator, and relativity. Numerous worked examples demonstrate how the principles can be applied to a wide range of physical situations, and more than 600 figures illustrate methods for approaching physical problems. The book also contains over 200 challenging problems to help the student develop a strong understanding of the subject.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Lehrbuch
- Note
- Originally published: 1973.
- Includes index.
- Contents
- List of examples -- Vectors and kinematics: a few mathematical preliminaries -- Newton's laws: the foundations of Newtonian mechanics -- Momentum -- Work and energy -- Some mathematical aspects of force and energy -- Angular momentum and fixed axis rotation -- Rigid body motion and the conservation of angular momentum -- Noninertial systems and fictitious forces -- Central force motion -- The harmonic oscillator -- The special theory of relativity -- Relativistic kinematics -- Relativistic momentum and energy -- Four-vectors and relativistic invariance.
- ISBN
- 0521198216
- 9780521198219
- LCCN
- 2011290819
- OCLC
- ocn573196466
- 573196466
- SCSB-1610720
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library