Analytical Mechanics

by Louis N. Hand and Janet D. Finch

Book Overview

This introductory undergraduate text provides a detailed introduction to the key analytical techniques of classical mechanics, one of the cornerstones of physics. It deals with all the important subjects encountered in an undergraduate course and thoroughly prepares the reader for further study at graduate level. The authors set out the fundamentals of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics early in the book and go on to cover such topics as linear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521575729
• ISBN13: 9780521575720
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.9" x 10.0"