Classical Mechanics: From Newton to Einstein: A Modern Introduction
Martin W. McCall
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Description for Classical Mechanics: From Newton to Einstein: A Modern Introduction
Hardcover. Classical Mechanics is a comprehensive yet concise introduction to classical mechanics and relativity. Assuming only a minimum of mathematical knowledge, the book combines a user-friendly style with an authoritative approach to its subject, beginning with Newton's laws and advancing onto an exposition of Einstein's Special Relativity. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 175 x 21. Weight in Grams: 598.
This new edition of Classical Mechanics, aimed at undergraduate physics and engineering students, presents ina user-friendly style an authoritative approach to the complementary subjects of classical mechanics and relativity.
This new edition of Classical Mechanics, aimed at undergraduate physics and engineering students, presents ina user-friendly style an authoritative approach to the complementary subjects of classical mechanics and relativity.
The text starts with a careful look at Newton's Laws, before applying them in one dimension to oscillations and collisions. More advanced applications - including gravitational orbits and rigid body dynamics - are discussed after the limitations of Newton's inertial frames have been highlighted through an exposition of Einstein's Special Relativity. Examples given throughout are often unusual for an elementary text, but are made accessible to the reader through discussion ... Read more
Updates and additions for this new edition include:
- New vector notation in Chapter 1
- An enhanced discussion of equilibria in Chapter 2
- A new section on a body falling a large distance towards a gravitational source in Chapter 2
- New sections in Chapter 8 on general rotation about a fixed principal axes, simple examples of principal axes and principal moments of inertia and kinetic energy of a body rotating about a fixed axis
- New sections in chapter 9: Foucault pendulum and free rotation of a rigid body; the latter including the famous tennis racquet theorem
- Enhanced chapter summaries at the end of each chapter
- Novel problems with numerical answers
A solutions manual is available at: www.wiley.com/go/mccall
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470715741
SKU
V9780470715741
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About Martin W. McCall
Dr. Martin McCallis based at Imperial College London (UK) in the Photonics Group of the Physics Department. He began his research career at GEC Hirst Research Centre working on Photorefractives for real-time image processing. After completing his PhD he moved back to academia as a postdoc at the University of Bath (UK) where he worked on nonlinear dynamics in optoelectronic ... Read more
Reviews for Classical Mechanics: From Newton to Einstein: A Modern Introduction
"This book aimed at undergraduate physics and engineering students, presents in a user-friendly style an authoritative approach to the complementary subjects of classical mechanics and relativity." (Zentralblatt MATH, 2011) ""When McCall (Imperial College London) decided to produce a second edition of his introductory textbook, he was keen to keep it accessible to third-year undergraduates with minimal background in ... Read more