Mechanics, Vol.1
- 2nd ed.
- New Delhi McGraw Hill Education c2011
- xx, 451p.
- Berkeley physics course .
Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2. Vectors 3. Newtons Laws of Motion 4. Frames of Reference: Galilean Transformation 5. Conservation of Energy 6. Conservation of Linear and Angular Momentum 7. Harmonic Oscillator: Properties and Examples 8. Elementary Dynamics of Rigid Bodies 9. Inverse-square-law Force 10. The Speed of Light 11. Special Relativity: The Lorentz Transformation 12. Relativistic Dynamics: Momentum and Energy 13. Problems in Relativistic Dynamics 14. Principle of Equivalence --
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