Modern Analytic Mechanics - Softcover

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1 Newtonian Mechanics.- 2 Hamilton's Principle.- 3 Gravitational Law and Planetary Motion.- 4 Hamiltonian Description.- 5 Oscillations I.- 6 Oscillations II.- 7 Rigid Bodies.- 8 Waves in Mechanical Systems.- 9 Special Relativity.- 10 Problems.- Appendix A Linear Algebra.- A.1. Properties of Determinants.- A.2. Matrix Notation.- A.3. Matrix Operations.- A.4. Types of Matrices.- A.5. Eigenvalue Analysis.- Appendix B Linear Differential Equations.- Appendix C Numerical Methods.- C.1. Numerical Evaluation of Integrals.- C.2. Numerical Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations.- Appendix D Fourier Series.- D.1. Series Representation of Periodic Functions.- D.2. Evaluation of Series.- D.3. Numerical Evaluation of Series Coefficients.- D.4. Complex Series.- Appendix E Computer Exercises in Classical Mechanics.- E.1. Using the Computer.- E.2. Starting Out.- Appendix F FORTRAN.- F.1. Basic Elements of a FORTRAN Program.- F.2. Other Data Types.- F.3. FORTRAN Functions.- F.4. Looping.- F.5. Variables with Many Values.- F.6. Subroutines.- Appendix G Mathcad.

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