Classical Mechanics
by J. B. Tatum
Publisher: University of Victoria 2013
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Contents: Centres of Mass; Moment of Inertia; Systems of Particles; Rigid Body Rotation; Collisions; Motion in a Resisting Medium; Projectiles; Impulsive Forces; Conservative Forces; Rocket Motion; Simple and Damped Oscillatory Motion; Forced Oscillations; Lagrangian Mechanics; Hamiltonian Mechanics; Special Relativity; Hydrostatics; Vibrating Systems; The Catenary; The Cycloid; etc.
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