Classical Mechanics, 5e {Imperial College Press, by Tom W. B. Kibble, Frank H. Berkshire, 2004}.pdf

Classical Mechanics
5th Edition
Classical
Mechanics
5th Edition
Tom . Kibble
Frank H. Berkshire
Imperial College London
Imperial College Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kibble, T. W. B.
Classical mechanics / Tom W. B. Kibble, Frank H. Berkshire, -- 5th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1860944248 -- ISBN 1860944353 (pbk).
1. Mechanics, Analytic. I. Berkshire, F. H. (Frank H.). II. Title
QA805 .K5 2004
531'.01'515--dc 22 2004044010
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Preface
This book, based on courses given to physics and applied mathematics stu-
dents at Imperial College, deals with the mechanics of particles and rigid
bodies. It is designed for students with some previous acquaintance with
the elementary concepts of mechanics, but the book starts from first princi-
ples, and little detailed knowledge is assumed. An essential prerequisite is a
reasonable familiarity with different