Mechanics: From Newton's Laws to Deterministic Chaos 5th Edition by Florian Scheck
Product Details
* Pub. Date: March 2010
* Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
* ISBN-13: 9783642053696
* ISBN: 3642053696
* Edition Number: 5
Synopsis
"This updated and revised fourth edition covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, canonical and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear dynamics." The book contains numerous problems with complete solutions, and some practical examples. This will be appreciated in particular by students using the text to accompany lectures on mechanics. The book ends with some historical remarks on important pioneers in mechanics.
Annotation
"...this updated edition includes new sections on the tippe top, Riemannian geometry and manifolds, and revisions of details...also includes a mathematical appendix and a guide to the literature of mechanics."
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