Elementary Dynamics of Particles and Solids (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Mitchinson Hicks

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0656158468 ISBN 13: 9780656158461

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A clear, practical guide to the energy and equilibrium ideas at the heart of classical mechanics.

It centers on work, energy, and how forces move rigid bodies and systems of bodies.

This edition makes the ideas tangible with worked examples and problems drawn from simple machines, beams, pulleys, and gravity. It shows how energy methods can reveal stability, motion, and the effects of constraints in a wide range of mechanical situations.

• Develop intuition for energy and work in motion and at rest, using everyday mechanical setups.
• See how equilibrium can be stable, unstable, or neutral, and learn to identify each from first principles.
• Explore problems involving pulleys, rods, strings, and centers of gravity to build problem-solving fluency.
• Learn methods that apply to both single rigid bodies and complex systems of connected parts.

Ideal for students of physics and engineering, self-learners, and anyone needing a solid, hands-on foundation in classical dynamics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0656158468
• ISBN 13: 9780656158461
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 443