Classical Mechanics

by Tai L. Chow

Overview

Describes concepts that are important to the development of modern physics, emphasizing the relationship between symmetries and the laws of conservation. Each chapter contains a set of homework problems, varying in levels of difficulty, which supplement or amplify the material. Differential equations and new mathematical techniques are developed in the text as the occasion demands.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032789545
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	11/21/2024
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	516
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Tai L. Chow (周鐵樓博士) - Professor of Physics, Emeritus, California State University, Stanislaus - was born and raised in China. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics from National Taiwan University, Taiwan, Republic of China; a Master's degree in physics from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio; and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. Since 1970, Dr. Chow has been in the Department of Physics at California State University, Stanislaus, and served as department chairman for 18 years. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis. Dr. Chow has published over 40 articles in physics and astrophysics journals and is the author of six textbooks.

Table of Contents

Kinematics of Particle Motion.
The Newtonian Formulation of Mechanics.
Integration of Newton's Equations of Motion.
The Lagrangian Formulation of Mechanics: Descriptions of Motion in Configuration Spaces.
Hamiltonian Dynamics: Descriptions of Motion in Phase Spaces.
Central Force Motion.
Linear Oscillations.
Nonlinear Oscillations.
Collisions Between Particles.
Motion in Noninertial Systems.
Coupled Oscillations and Normal Coordinates.
The Motion of Rigid Bodies.
The Theory of Special Relativity.
Appendices.
Index.

Editorial Reviews

A text that presents a reasonably complete account of the classical mechanics of particles and systems for physics students at the advanced undergraduate level. It departs from the conventional approach in introducing the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics at an early stage. Each chapter contains a set of homework problems of varying degrees of difficulty. Assumes a calculus-based general physics course and a course in calculus (including the handling of differentiations of field functions). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews