本书原定价75.00美元，净重470克。[图书分类：力学]Classical Mechanics provides a clear introduction to the subject, combining a user-friendly style with an authoritative approach, whilst requiring 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. Comprehensive yet concise introduction to classical mechanics and relativity. Emphasize real life examples. Includes many interesting problems and a key revision notes chapter. Presented in a style that assumes a minimum of mathematical knowledge. Contains new chapter on computational dynamics. Unique mixture of classical mechanics with relativity. Supplementary web link and solutions manual. A new chapter on computational dynamics. New problems to be included throughout the text. Higher profile to the special relativity content. Reviewed presentation of chapter on rigid body dynamics. Preface to Second Edition xiPreface to First Edition xiii1 Newton\'s Laws 11.1 What is Mechanics? 11.2 Mechanics as a Scientific Theory 11.3 Newtonian vs. Einsteinian Mechanics 21.4 Newton\'s Laws 31.5 A Deeper Look at Newton\'s Laws 51.6 Inertial Frames 71.7 Newton\'s Laws in Noninertial Frames 101.8 Switching Off Gravity 111.9 Finale - Laws, Postulates or Definitions? 121.10 Summary 121.11 Problems 132 One-dimensional Motion 152.1 Rationale for One-dimensional Analysis 152.2 The Concept of a Particle 162.3 Motion with a Constant Force 172.4 Work and Energy 172.5 Impulse and Power 192.6 Motion with a Position-dependent Force 192.7 The Nature of Energy 212.8 Potential Functions 222.9 Equilibria 252.10 Motion Close to a Stable Equilibrium 252.11 The Stability of the Universe 262.12 Trajectory of a Body Falling a Large Distance Under Gravity 302.13 Motion with a Velocity-dependent Force 322.14 Summary 342.15 Problems 353 Oscillatory Motion 393.1 Introduction 393.2 Prototype Harmonic Oscillator 393.3 Differential Equations 403.4 General Solution for Simple Harmonic Motion 413.5 Energy in Simple Harmonic Motion 433.6 Damped Oscillations 443.7 Light Damping - the Q Factor 473.8 Heavy Damping and Critical Damping 493.9 Forced Oscillations 513.10 Complex Number Method 573.11 Electrical Analogue 603.12 Power in Forced Oscillations 613.13 Coupled Oscillations 623.14 Summary 673.15 Problems 694 Two-body Dynamics 754.1 Rationale 754.2 Centre of Mass 754.3 Internal Motion: Reduced Mass 764.4 Collisions 774.5 Elastic Collisions 784.6 Inelastic Collisions 814.7 Centre-of-mass Frame 834.8 Rocket Motion 884.9 Launch Vehicles 904.10 Summary 924.11 Problems 935 Relativity 1: Space and Time 975.1 Why Relativity? 975.2 Galilean Relativity 985.3 The Fundamental Postulates of Relativity 995.4 Inertial Observers in Relativity 1025.5 Comparing Transverse Distances Between Frames 1035.6 Lessons from a Light Clock: Time Dilation 1055.7 Proper Time 1075.8 Interval Invariance 1085.9 The Relativity of Simultaneity 1095.10 The Relativity of Length: Length Contraction 1105.11 The Lorentz Transformations 1115.12 Velocity Addition 1155.13 Particles Moving Faster than Light: Tachyons 1165.14 Summary 1185.15 Problems 1196 Relativity 2: Energy and Momentum 1236.1 Energy and Momentum 1236.2 The Meaning of Rest Energy 1296.3 Relativistic Collisions and Decays 1306.4 Photons 1316.5 Units in High-energy Physics 1336.6 Energy/Momentum Transformations Between Frames 1346.7 Relativistic Doppler Effect 1366.8 Summary 1376.9 Problems 1397 Gravitational Orbits 1437.1 Introduction 1437.2 Work in Three Dimensions 1437.3 Torque and Angular Momentum 1447.4 Central Forces 1477.5 Gravitational Orbits 1517.6 Kepler\'s Laws 1577.7 Comments 1597.8 Summary 1607.9 Problems 1608 Rigid Body Dynamics 1658.1 Introduction 1658.2 Torque and Angular Momentum for Systems of Particles 1668.3 Centre of Mass of Systems of Particles and Rigid Bodies 1678.4 Angular Momentum of Rigid Bodies 1698.5 Kinetic Energy of Rigid Bodies 1748.6 Bats, Cats, Pendula and Gyroscopes 1758.7 General Rotation About a Fixed Axis 1818.8 Principal Axes 1868.9 Examples of Principal Axes and Principal Moments of Inertia 1878.10 Kinetic Energy of a Body Rotating About a Fixed Axis 1918.11 Summary 1928.12 Problems 1939 Rotating Frames 1999.1 Introduction 1999.2 Experiments on Roundabouts 2009.3 General Prescription for Rotating Frames 2029.4 The Centrifugal Term 2049.5 The Coriolis Term 2059.6 The Foucault Pendulum 2079.7 Free Rotation of a Rigid Body - Tennis Rackets and Matchboxes 2119.8 Final Thoughts 2139.9 Summary 2149.10 Problems 214Appendix 1: Vectors, Matrices and Eigenvalues 217A.1 The Scalar (Dot) Product 217A.2 The Vector (Cross) Product 218A.3 The Vector Triple Product 219A.4 Multiplying a Vector by a Matrix 220A.5 Calculating the Determinant of a 3 × 3 Matrix 220A.6 Eigenvectors and Eigenvalues 221A.7 Diagonalising Symmetric Matrices 223Appendix 2: Answers to Problems 225Appendix 3: Bibliography 229Index 230Comprehensive yet concise introduction to classical mechanics and relativity. Emphasize real life examples. Includes many interesting problems and a key revision notes chapter. Presented in a style that assumes a minimum of mathematical knowledge. Contains new chapter on computational dynamics. Unique mixture of classical mechanics with relativity. Supplementary web link and solutions manual. \"When McCall (Imperial College London) decided to produce a second edition of his introductory textbook, he was keen to keep it accessible to third-year undergraduates with minimal background in mathematics. So he has embellished the original material rather than expanding into more advanced areas. New discussions include a body free-falling a large distance under gravity, a demonstration that snooker balls always scatter at 90 degrees, the rotation of arbitrary bodies, and the tennis racket theorem.\" (Reference and Research Book News, February 2011)
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