Schaum's outline of theory and problems of theoretical mechanics : with an introduction to Lagrange's equations and Hamiltonian theory
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Schaum's outline of theory and problems of theoretical mechanics : with an introduction to Lagrange's equations and Hamiltonian theory
（Schaum's outline series, . Schaum's outline series in science）
McGraw-Hill, c1967
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Theoretical mechanics
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Description
Covering theoretical mechanics, this text contains 720 solved problems and covers topics such as vectors, velocity and acceleration, Newton's laws of motion, motion in a unified field, moving co-ordinate systems, rockets and collisions, space motion of rigid bodies and Hamiltonian theory.
Table of Contents
- Vectors, velocity and acceleration
- Newton's laws of motion
- work, energy and momentum
- motion in a uniform field
- falling bodies and projectiles
- the simple harmonic oscillator and the simple pendulum
- central forces and planetary motion
- moving co-ordinate systems
- systems of particles
- applications to vibrating systems
- rockets and collisions
- plane motion of rigid bodies
- space motion of rigid bodies
- Lagrange's equations
- Hamiltonian theory. Appendices: units and dimensions
- astronomical data
- solutions of special differential equations
- index of special symbols and notations.
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