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Mechanics Second Edition P. Smith Department of Mathematics University of Keele, UK and R.C. Smith Open University, UK A revised and updated edition of the authors' highly successful earlier book, this introductory text on Mechanics is designed to give a thorough grounding in particle dynamics and elementary rigid body dynamics.

Table of Contents
Vectors.

Kinematics: Geometry of Motion.

Principles of Mechanics.

Applications in Particle Dynamics.

Work and Energy.

Variable Mass Problems: Rocket Motion.

Mechanical Oscillations: Linear Theory.

Orbits.

Non-Linear Dynamics.

Rotating Frames of Reference.

Appendix.

Answers and Comments on the Exercises.

Further Reading.

Index.

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 25 July 1990
      ISBN-13 9780471927372
      978-0471927372
      ISBN-10 0471927376
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Mechanics Second Edition P. Smith Department of Mathematics University of Keele, UK and R.C. Smith Open University, UK A revised and updated edition of the authors' highly successful earlier book, this introductory text on Mechanics is designed to give a thorough grounding in particle dynamics and elementary rigid body dynamics.

      Table of Contents
      Vectors.

      Kinematics: Geometry of Motion.

      Principles of Mechanics.

      Applications in Particle Dynamics.

      Work and Energy.

      Variable Mass Problems: Rocket Motion.

      Mechanical Oscillations: Linear Theory.

      Orbits.

      Non-Linear Dynamics.

      Rotating Frames of Reference.

      Appendix.

      Answers and Comments on the Exercises.

      Further Reading.

      Index.

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