Elements of Newtonian mechanics /

This textbook provides a thorough introduction to Newtonian Mechanics and is intended for university students in physics, astronomy and engineering. It is based on a course for which Dr. Knudsen earned an award for the best teaching at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark (Arets Harald, 1990; named...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Knudsen, J. M. (Jens M.), 1955-
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Hjorth, P. G. (Poul G.), 1930-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1995]
Subjects:	Mechanics. Mechanics > Problems, exercises, etc. mécanique. Mécanique céleste. Problèmes et exercices. Mécanique. Mécanique > Problèmes et exercices. Mechanik. Electronic books. Problems, exercises, etc.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. The Foundation of Classical Mechanics
2. Newton's Five Laws
3. Gravitational and Inertial Mass
4. The Galilei Transformation
5. The Motion of the Earth
6. Motion in Accelerated Reference Frames
7. The Problem of Motion
8. Energy
9. The Center-of-Mass Theorem
10. The Angular Momentum Theorem
11. Rotation of a Rigid Body
12. The Laws of Motion
13. The General Motion of a Rigid Body
14. The Motion of the Planets
15. Harmonic Oscillators
Appendix. Vectors and Vector Calculus.