Classical mechanics / Gary Gladding, Mats Selen, Tim Stelzer ; illustrated and designed by Michael L. Scott.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: SmartPhysicsPublication details: New York : W.H. Freeman, c2012.Description: xiv, 303 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781429272407
  • 1429272406
Other title:
  • Cover title: SmartPhysics : classical mechanics
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 531 22
LOC classification:
  • QA805 .G53 2012
Contents:
Pt. 1. Linear dynamics : 1. One-dimensional kinematics -- 2. Two-dimensional kinematics -- 3. Relative and circular motion -- 4. Newton's laws -- 5. Forces and free-body diagrams -- 6. Friction -- Pt. 2. Conservation laws : 7. Work and kinetic energy -- 8. Conservative forces and potential energy -- 9. Work and potential energy -- 10. Center of mass -- 11. Conservation of momentum -- 12. Elastic collisions -- 13. Collisions, impulse and reference frames -- Pt. 3. Rotational dynamics : 14. Rotational kinematics and moment of inertia -- 15. Parallel axis theorem and torque -- 16. Rotational dynamics -- 17. Rotational statics: pt. 1 -- 18. Rotational statics: pt. 2 -- 19. Angular momentum -- 20. Angular momentum vector and precession -- Pt. 4. Applications, waves/fluids : 21. Simple harmonic motion -- 22. Simple and physical pendula -- 23. Harmonic waves and the wave equation -- 24. Waves and superposition -- 25. Fluid statics -- 26. Fluid dynamics.
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Includes index and appendices.

Pt. 1. Linear dynamics : 1. One-dimensional kinematics -- 2. Two-dimensional kinematics -- 3. Relative and circular motion -- 4. Newton's laws -- 5. Forces and free-body diagrams -- 6. Friction -- Pt. 2. Conservation laws : 7. Work and kinetic energy -- 8. Conservative forces and potential energy -- 9. Work and potential energy -- 10. Center of mass -- 11. Conservation of momentum -- 12. Elastic collisions -- 13. Collisions, impulse and reference frames -- Pt. 3. Rotational dynamics : 14. Rotational kinematics and moment of inertia -- 15. Parallel axis theorem and torque -- 16. Rotational dynamics -- 17. Rotational statics: pt. 1 -- 18. Rotational statics: pt. 2 -- 19. Angular momentum -- 20. Angular momentum vector and precession -- Pt. 4. Applications, waves/fluids : 21. Simple harmonic motion -- 22. Simple and physical pendula -- 23. Harmonic waves and the wave equation -- 24. Waves and superposition -- 25. Fluid statics -- 26. Fluid dynamics.

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