
Classical Mechanics: Lecture Notes
LECTURE NOTES
Helmut Haberzettl(Author)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published on 28. June 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-981-12-3849-9 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook provides lecture materials of a comprehensive course in Classical Mechanics developed by the author over many years with input from students and colleagues alike. The richly illustrated book covers all major aspects of mechanics starting from the traditional Newtonian perspective, over Lagrangian mechanics, variational principles and Hamiltonian mechanics, rigid-body, and continuum mechanics, all the way to deterministic chaos and point-particle mechanics in special relativity. Derivation steps are worked out in detail, illustrated by examples, with ample explanations.Developed by a classroom practitioner, the book provides a comprehensive overview of classical mechanics with judicious material selections that can be covered in a one-semester course thus streamlining the instructor's task of choosing materials for their course. The usefulness for instructors notwithstanding, the primary aim of the book is to help students in their understanding, with detailed derivations and explanations, and provide focused guidance for their studies by repeatedly emphasizing how various topics are tied together by common physics principles.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
555 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-12-3849-9 (9789811238499)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Newtonian Mechanics; Lagrangian Mechanics; Variational Principles; Hamiltonian Mechanics; Mechanics of Rigid Bodies; Small Oscillations; Continuum Mechanics; Beyond Classical Mechanics;