A First Course in Mechanics
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With prerequisites of only a basic familiarity with vectors, matrices, and elementary calculus this text provides a simple introduction to mechanics for students coming to the subject for the first time.
1. Newton's laws
2. Central forces
3. Energy
4. Rotating frames
5. Many-particle systems
6. Rigid bodies: equations
7. Soluble problems in rigid body motion
8. Lagrangian mechanics
9. Impulsive forces
Appendices 1, 2, 3
Solutions to odd-numbered exercises
Index
Mary Lunn , Vice Principal, Fellow and Tutor in Mathematics, St Hugh's College, Oxford
`This textbook provides a simple introduction to mechanics for students coming to the subject for the first time.' L'Enseignement Mathematique