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EDITORIAL INFORMATION

Classical Mechanics is a clear introduction to the subject, combining a userfriendly style with an authoritative approach, whilst requering minimal prerequisite mathematics - only elementary calculus and simple vectors are presumed. The text starts with a careful look at Newton's Laws, before applying them in one dimension to oscillations and collisions. More advanced applications - including gravitational orbits, rigid body dynamics and mechanics in rotating frames - are deferred until after the limitations of Newton's inertial frames have been highlighted through an exposition of Einstein's Special Relativity. The examples given throughout are often unusual for an elementary text, although they are made accesible through discussion and diagrams. Complete revision summaries are given at the end of each chapter, together with problems designed to be both illustrative and challenging.

(Extracted from Back Cover).

GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

-Contents.

-Preface.

-1. Newton's Laws.

-2. One-Dimensional Motion.

-3. Oscillatory Motion.

-4. Two-Body Dynamics.

-5. Relativity 1: Space and Time.

-6. Relativity 2: Energy and Momentum.

-7. Gravitational Orbits.

-8. Rigid Body Dynamics.

-9. Rotating Frames.

-Appendix.

-Answers to Problems.

-Bibliography.

-Index.