ABSTRACT

Classical Mechanics, Second Edition presents a complete account of the classical mechanics of particles and systems for physics students at the advanced undergraduate level. The book evolved from a set of lecture notes for a course on the subject taught by the author at California State University, Stanislaus, for many years. It assumes the reader

chapter 1|24 pages

- Kinematics: Describing the Motion

chapter 2|32 pages

- Newtonian Mechanics

chapter 6|44 pages

- Motion Under a Central Force

chapter 7|50 pages

- Harmonic Oscillator

chapter 9|40 pages

- Nonlinear Oscillations

chapter 10|24 pages

- Collisions and Scatterings

chapter 11|40 pages

- Motion in Non-Inertial Systems

chapter 12|50 pages

- Motion of Rigid Bodies

chapter 13|48 pages

- Theory of Special Relativity

chapter 14|40 pages

- Newtonian Gravity and Newtonian Cosmology

chapter 15|20 pages

- Hamilton–Jacobi Theory of Dynamics