Classical Mechanics
Kibble (theoretical physics, Imperial College London) and Berkshire (mathematics, Imperial College) cover fundamentals of classical mechanics in this text for undergraduate students of physics and applied mathematics. Material progresses to difficult problems without excessive formalism. Lagrangian methods are introduced at a relatively early stage, and later chapters use Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods in a way that is accessible to undergraduates. This fifth edition features expanded...
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PrefaceAcknowledgementsList of symbolsUseful constants and units1Introduction2Linear motion3Energy and angular momentum4Central conservative forces5Rotating frames6Potential theory7The two-body problem8Many-body systems9Rigid bodies10Lagrangian mechanics11Small oscillations and normal modes12Hamiltonian mechanics13Dynamical systems and their geometry14Order and chaos in Hamiltonian systemsApp. AVectorsApp. BConicsApp. CPhase plane analysis near critical pointsBibliographyAnswers to problemsIndex
