Mechanics (International Series in Pure and Applied Physics)

xiii, 297 pp. CONTENTS: Preface; The Linear Motion of a Particle; The Linear Oscillator; Motion in Two and Three Dimensions; Lagrange's and Hamilton's Equations; The Motion of Rigid Bodies; The Motion of a Symmetrical Rigid Body; Coupled Systems and Normal Coordinates; The Vibrating String; Wave Propagation in the String; The String with Variable Tension and Density; The Vibrating Membrane; Stresses, Strains, and Vibrations of an Elastic Solid; Flow of Fluids; Appendix I-VIII; Suggested References; Index.