Lecture Notes on Newtonian Mechanics: Lessons from Modern Concepts

By Ilya L. Shapiro and Guilherme De Berredo-Peixoto

From the Content: Part I: Kinematics.- Kinematics of a Particle.- Movement of a Particle at the Moving Basis.- Polar Coordinates in the Plane, Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates in Space.- Part II: Newton's Laws.- Inertial Frame.- Newton's Second Law.- Brief Classification of Forces in Mechanics.- Conservation of Momentum for the Systems of Particles.- Linear Momentum.- Problem of Two Bodies.- Work of the Force and Conservative Forces.- Energy Conservation.- Particle in the Potential Force Field.- Conservation of Mechanical Energy in Closed Systems.- Kinetic Energy in Different Frames.- Movement in Potential Field, Oscillations.- Movement in a Fixed One-Dimensional Potential.- Harmonic Oscillator.- Dynamics of Rotational Movements.- Torque and Moment of Inertia.- Angular Momentum of a System of Particles.- Conservation of Angular Momentum.- Central Forces and Kepler's Laws.- Kepler's Laws.- The Precession of Perihelion of a Planet with Nearly Circular Orbit.- Basic Hydrodynamics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461478243
• ISBN13: 9781461478249
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"