An Introduction to Mechanics
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| Author | Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Classical mechanics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1973, 2010 |
| Publication place | United States |
An Introduction to Mechanics, commonly referred to as Kleppner and Kolenkow, is an undergraduate level textbook on classical mechanics coauthored by physicists Daniel Kleppner and Robert J. Kolenkow. It originated as the textbook for a one-semester mechanics course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where both Kleppner and Kolenkow taught, intended to go deeper than an ordinary first year course.[1]
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Vectors and kinematics
- Chapter 2: Newton's laws
- Chapter 3: Forces and equations of motion
- Chapter 4: Momentum
- Chapter 5: Energy
- Chapter 6: Topics in dynamics
- Chapter 7: Angular momentum and fixed axis rotation
- Chapter 8: Rigid body motion
- Chapter 9: Non-inertial systems and fictitious forces
- Chapter 10: Central force motion
- Chapter 11: The harmonic oscillator
- Chapter 12: The special theory of relativity
- Chapter 13: Relativistic dynamics
- Chapter 14: Spacetime physics
References
- ^ Kleppner, Daniel; Kolenkow, Robert (1973). An Introduction to Mechanics. Cambridge University Press. p. xi.