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Intermediate Dynamics

Author(s): Patrick Hamill, PhD, Professor of Physics, San Jose State University, San Jose, California
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763757281
  • Hardcover    724 pages      © 2010
Price: International Sales $229.95 US List
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Overview

Intended for the two-semester, upper division undergraduate Classical Mechanics course, Intermediate Dynamics provides a student-friendly approach to the material.  The text begins with an optional review of elementary physical concepts and continues to an in-depth study of mechanics. Each chapter includes numerous accessible exercises that help students review and understand key material while rigorous end-of-chapter problems challenge students to find solutions based on concepts discussed in the chapter.  Additional computer problems are offered at the end of each chapter for those who would like to utilize numerical techniques. 

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Extensively classroom tested, this text communicates with students at an appropriate level, yet covers in depth the traditional material of an intermediate mechanics course.

 

 

Each chapter concludes with a brief summary that allows the student to revisit particular equations or concepts.

Simple exercises throughout the chapters allow students to check their basic understanding of concepts, and each chapter includes a set of demanding problems to ensure their complete comprehension of the material.

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Part  I  Introductory Concepts
  Chapter  1  A Survey of Elementary Principles
Part  II  Pricniples of Mechanics
  Chapter  2  Kinematics
  Chapter  3  Newton's Laws: Determining the Motion
  Chapter  4  The Lagrangian Method
  Chapter  5  The Conservation of Energy
  Chapter  6  Conservation of Linear Momentum
  Chapter  7  Conservation of Angular Momentum
  Chapter  8  Conservation Laws and Symmetries
Part  III  The Gravitational Field
  Chapter  9  The Gravitational Field
Part  IV  The Mechanics of Particles
  Chapter  10  Central Force Motion
  Chapter  11  Harmonic Motion
  Chapter  12  The Pendulum
  Chapter  13  Accelerated Reference Frames
Part  V  The Mechanics of Extended Bodies
  Chapter  14  Statics (Optional)
  Chapter  15  Rotational Kinematics
  Chapter  16  Rotational Dynamics
  Chapter  17  Waves
  Chapter  18  Small Oscillations (Optional)
Part  VI  Special Topics
  Chapter  19  The Special Theory of Relativity
  Chapter  20  Classical Chaos (Optional)
  Appendix  A  Formulas and Constants
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Patrick Hamill, PhD-Professor of Physics, San Jose State University, San Jose, California

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Appropriate for majors courses in Intermediate Mechanics, Classical Mechanics, or Analytical Dynamics offered at the undergraduate level.

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