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| Author | Daniel Kleppner Robert J. Kolenkow |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Classical mechanics |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | McGraw Hill Cambridge University Press |
Publication date | 1973, 2010, 2013 |
| Publication place | United States United Kingdom |
| Pages | 542[1] |
| ISBN | 9780521198219 |
| OCLC | 1059566786 |
An Introduction to Mechanics, commonly referred to as Kleppner and Kolenkow, is an undergraduate level textbook on classical mechanics coauthored by physicists Daniel Kleppner and Robert J. Kolenkow. It originated as the textbook for a one-semester mechanics course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where both Kleppner and Kolenkow taught, intended to go deeper than an ordinary first year course.[2]
The first edition was published in 1973 by McGraw Hill and republished in 2010 by Cambridge University.[3] The second edition was published in 2013 by Cambridge.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Vectors and kinematics
- Chapter 2: Newton's laws
- Chapter 3: Forces and equations of motion
- Chapter 4: Momentum
- Chapter 5: Energy
- Chapter 6: Topics in dynamics
- Chapter 7: Angular momentum and fixed axis rotation
- Chapter 8: Rigid body motion
- Chapter 9: Non-inertial systems and fictitious forces
- Chapter 10: Central force motion
- Chapter 11: The harmonic oscillator
- Chapter 12: The special theory of relativity
- Chapter 13: Relativistic dynamics
- Chapter 14: Spacetime physics
Reception
The first edition of the book was criticized for sexism in the exercises, though this was improved in the second edition.[4]
References
- ^ "An Introduction to Mechanics". WorldCat.
- ^ Kleppner, Daniel; Kolenkow, Robert (1973). An Introduction to Mechanics. Cambridge University Press. p. xi.
- ^ "An Introduction to Mechanics". Google Books.
- ^ Shorter, Richard (14 Aug 2014). "An Introduction to Mechanics (2nd Edition), by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow". Contemporary Physics. 55 (4): 359. doi:10.1080/00107514.2014.948931. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.