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For thirty years this has been the acknowledged standard in advanced classical mechanics courses. KEY TOPICS: This classic book enables readers to make connections between classical and modern physics - an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Poole and John Safko have updated the book to include the latest topics, applications, and notation, to reflect today's physics curriculum. They introduce readers to the increasingly important role that nonlinearities play in contemporary applications of classical mechanics. New numerical exercises help readers to develop skills in how to use computer techniques to solve problems in physics. Mathematical techniques are presented in detail so that the book remains fully accessible to readers who have not had an intermediate course in classical mechanics. MARKET: For college instructors and students.Product Identifiers
PublisherPearson Education
ISBN-100201657023
ISBN-139780201657029
eBay Product ID (ePID)102808720
Product Key Features
Number of Pages664 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameClassical Mechanics
Publication Year2001
SubjectMechanics / General, Physics / General
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaScience
AuthorCharles Poole, Herbert Goldstein, Charles Poole Jr., John Safko
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight46.4 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7.9 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal531
Lc Classification NumberQa805.G6 2002
Table of Content1. Survey of the Elementary Principles. 2. Variational Principles and Lagrange's Equations. UPDATED! 3. The Central Force Problem. 4. The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion. 5. The Rigid Body Equations of Motion. UPDATED! 6. Oscillations. REVISED! 7. The Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity. 8. The Hamiltonian Equations of Motion. 9. Canonical Transformations. 10. Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action Angle Variables. NEW! 11. Classical Chaos. REVISED! 12. Canonical Perturbation Theory. 13. Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields. Appendixes. Select Bibliography. Index.