Classical Mechanics

Autorentext

Dr. Tai L. Chow ( ) - Professor of Physics, Emeritus, California State University, Stanislaus - was born and raised in China. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China; a Master's degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio; and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Since 1970, Dr. Chow has been in the Department of Physics at California State University, Stanislaus, and served as department chairman for 18 years. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis. Dr. Chow has published over 40 articles in physics and astrophysics journals and is the author of six textbooks.

Klappentext

The third edition of Classical Mechanics presents a complete account of the classical mechanics of particles and systems for physics students at the advanced undergraduate level. The textbook evolved from a set of lecture notes for a course on the subject taught for many years by the author at California State University, Stanislaus.

Inhalt

1 Kinematics - Describing the Motion

2 Newtonian Mechanics

3 Integration of Newton's Equations of Motion

4 The Lagrangian Formulation of Mechanics

5 The Hamiltonian Formulation of Mechanics

6 Motion under a Central Force

7 The Harmonic Oscillator

8 Coupled Oscillations and Normal Coordinates

9 Nonlinear Oscillations

10 Collisions and Scattering

11 Motion in Noninertial system

12 The Motion of Rigid Bodies

13 Newtonian Gravity and Newtonian Cosmology