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Lectures on classical mechanics / Berthold-georg Engler.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Singapore : World Scientific, ©2015.Description: xx, 353 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789814678452 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 531 23 En58
Contents:
1. Kinematics; 2. Dynamics; 3. Conservative Forces; 4. Pair Forces; 5. Two-Body Systems; 6. Gravitating Mass Distributions; 7. Variational Problems; 8. Principle of Stationary Action; 9. Small-Amplitude Oscillations; 10. From Lagrange to Hamiltonian; 11. Rigid Bodies; 12. Earth-Bound Laboratories; Appendix.
Summary: The book offers comprehensive as well as self-contained material that can be taught in a one-semester course for students with the minimal background knowledge acquired in preuniversity education or in the usual first-year overview. The presentation does not skip the technical details which renders the book particularly well-suited for the self-studying student.
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 531 En58 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 137199
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Includes index.

1. Kinematics;
2. Dynamics;
3. Conservative Forces;
4. Pair Forces;
5. Two-Body Systems;
6. Gravitating Mass Distributions;
7. Variational Problems;
8. Principle of Stationary Action;
9. Small-Amplitude Oscillations;
10. From Lagrange to Hamiltonian;
11. Rigid Bodies;
12. Earth-Bound Laboratories;
Appendix.

The book offers comprehensive as well as self-contained material that can be taught in a one-semester course for students with the minimal background knowledge acquired in preuniversity education or in the usual first-year overview. The presentation does not skip the technical details which renders the book particularly well-suited for the self-studying student.

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