Table of Contents

Vectors.

Kinematics: Geometry of Motion.

Principles of Mechanics.

Applications in Particle Dynamics.

Work and Energy.

Variable Mass Problems: Rocket Motion.

Mechanical Oscillations: Linear Theory.

Orbits.

Non-Linear Dynamics.

Rotating Frames of Reference.

Appendix.

Answers and Comments on the Exercises.

Further Reading.

Index.

About the Author

P. Smith and R. C. Smith are the authors of Mechanics, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.