Modern Introductory Mechanics By Walter Wilcox
by Walter Wilcox /
2015 / English / PDF
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This textbook covers topics in classical mechanics at an intermediate level. The coverage is rigorous but concise and accessible, with an emphasis on concepts and mathematical techniques which are basic to most fields of physics. Some advanced topics such as chaos theory, Green functions, variational methods and scaling techniques are included. The book concludes with a presentation of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics and associated conservation laws. Many homework problems directly associated with the text are included. 1 Mathematical Review Trigonometry Chapter 1 Problems 2 Newtonian Mechanics Review of Newton's Laws Chapter 2 Problems 3 Linear Oscillations General Restoring Forces in One and Two Dimensions Chapter 3 Problems 4 Nonlinear Oscillations The Anharmonic Oscillator Chapter 4 Problems 5 Gravitation Newton's Law of Gravitation Chapter 5 Problems 6 Calculus of Variations Euler-Lagrange Equation Chapter 6 Problems 7 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Mechanics The Action and Hamilton's Principle Chapter 7 Problems Endnotes
