This third edition is essential reading for those who want to become acquainted with classical mechanics, relativistic mechanics, and other relevant modern topics. The book's coverage extends from elementary Newtonian mechanics to the discussion of deterministic chaos and continuous systems. It ends with a mathematical appendix and historical remarks on important pioneers in mechanics.
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews:
"¿ The author writes well and comprehensively ¿ Ideal for a physics student desirous of mastering the basic tools."
Contemporary Physics
"Scheck has provided us with an assortment of problems¿In addition, he has added an innovation: ¿practical¿ exercises along with suggested methods of approach for a solution¿ I would not be surprised if it were to find wider use among faculty and advanced students seeking to update their picture of mechanics¿one might do considerably worse than to use it as an entrée into the literature of chaos."
American Scientist
Edition
Language
Place of publication
Publishing group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
44 s/w Abbildungen, 2 s/w Tabellen
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 15.5 cm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-3-540-65558-9 (9783540655589)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03748-5
Schweitzer Classification
1. Elementary Newtonian Mechanics.- 2. The Principles of Canonical Mechanics.- 3. The Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.- 4. Relativistic Mechanics.- 5. Geometric Aspects of Mechanics.- 6. Stability and Chaos.- 7. Continuous Systems.- Exercises.- 1: Elementary Newtonian Mechanics.- 2: The Principles of Canonical Mechanics.- 3: The Mechanics of Rigid Bodies.- 4: Relativistic Mechanics.- 5: Geometric Aspects of Mechanics.- 6: Stability and Chaos.- Solution of Exercises.- 1.- 2.- 3.- 4.- 5.- 6.- A. Some Mathematical Notions.- B. Historical Notes.
