TY - BOOK AU - Englert,Berthold-georg TI - Lectures on classical mechanics SN - 9789814678452 (pbk.) U1 - 531 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Singapore PB - World Scientific KW - Mechanics N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -