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003			OSt
020			_a9789811238499
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a531 _bH113c
100			_aHaberzettl, Helmut
245			_aClassical mechanics _blecture notes _cHelmut Haberzettl
260			_bWorld Scientific _c2021 _aChennai
300			_axiii, 369p
520			_aThis textbook provides lecture materials of a comprehensive course in Classical Mechanics developed by the author over many years with input from students and colleagues alike. The richly illustrated book covers all major aspects of mechanics starting from the traditional Newtonian perspective, over Lagrangian mechanics, variational principles and Hamiltonian mechanics, rigid-body, and continuum mechanics, all the way to deterministic chaos and point-particle mechanics in special relativity. Derivation steps are worked out in detail, illustrated by examples, with ample explanations. Developed by a classroom practitioner, the book provides a comprehensive overview of classical mechanics with judicious material selections that can be covered in a one-semester course thus streamlining the instructor's task of choosing materials for their course. The usefulness for instructors notwithstanding, the primary aim of the book is to help students in their understanding, with detailed derivations and explanations, and provide focused guidance for their studies by repeatedly emphasizing how various topics are tied together by common physics principles.
650			_aClassical mechanics
650			_aPhysics
942			_cBK
999			_c567394 _d567394