Full Description
This is a standalone, but the recipes are correlated with topics found in standard texts, and make use of MAPLE (Release 7). As a reference text, or self-study guide this book is useful for science professionals and engineers.; Good for the classroom correlates with topics found in standard classical mechanics texts.; This book makes use of the powerful computer algebra system MAPLE (Release 7) but no prior knowledge of MAPLE is presumed.; The relevant command structures are explained on a need-to-know basis as the recipes are developed, thus making this a standalone text.
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Part I. The Appetizers
Vectors and Kinematics
Newtonian Mechanics
Part II. The Entrees
Vector Calculus
Newtonian Dynamics I
Newtonian Dynamics II
Part III. The Desserts
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics
Bibliography
Index