![]() To this end, modern notation and terminology are used throughout. ![]() The purpose of this book is threefold, (a) To present a modern treat ment of classical mechanical systems in such a way that the transition to the quantum theory of physics can be made with the least possible difficul ty. Students taking these courses will have completed an introductory course in physics, and mathematics through integral calculus. ![]() Alternatively, the book may be used in the mechanics portion of courses in mathematical physics or in theoretical physics. It is hoped, however, that this material will not in general be dropped by the wayside, since these are mainly the "fun" topics in classical physics. Such topics as non linear oscillations, Liouville's theorem, the three-body problem, and relativistic collisions, as well as some others, might well be omitted if the course is not of sufficient length to permit their inclusion. With careful planning and appropriate omissions,* however, the essential topics can be covered in a one-semester, four-hour course. It is designed as a text for a one-year, three-hour course in mechanics. Preface This book presents a modern and reasonably complete account of the classical mechanics of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies for physics students at the advanced undergraduate level. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD N U M B E R : 65-18430 United Kingdom Edition published by ACADEMIC PRESS INC. I l l Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10003 NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM, BY PHOTOSTAT, MICROFILM, OR ANY OTHER MEANS, WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHERS.ĪCADEMIC PRESS INC. MARION DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, MARYLANDĪCADEMIC PRESS INTERNATIONAL EDITION This edition not for sale in the United States of America and Canada.ĬOPYRIGHT €> 1965, BY ACADEMIC PRESS INC. ![]() "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.By JERRY B. He has developed multiple courses for undergraduate students and high school physics teachers. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of several organizations including American Association of Physics Teachers, American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Science Teachers Association, Virginia Association of Science Teachers (past President), and the Virginia Math and Science Coalition. He has published three college textbooks for physics: "Classical Dynamics" and "Modern Physics" (both published with Brooks Cole, a part of Cengage Learning), and "Physics for Scientists and Engineers." He is currently Director of the Master of Arts in Physics Education program at the University of Virginia, which has graduated more than 70 high school physics teachers. He was the founding Director of the University of Virginia Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics. Senior Fulbright-Hays Fellowships and a Max-Planck Fellowship to do research at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg, Germany on two occasions. He has directed the research for 25 graduate students. He has over 130 research publications in experimental nuclear physics and has done research at several accelerator facilities in the United States and Europe. Stephen Thornton is Professor of Physics at the University of Virginia. ![]()
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