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Jens M. Knudsen
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Orsted Laboratory, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen O, Denmark
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Poul G. Hjorth
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Mathematical Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 1-26
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 27-72
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 73-81
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 83-93
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 95-100
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 101-152
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 153-165
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 167-192
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 193-217
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 219-235
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 237-271
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 273-300
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 301-332
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 333-371
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- Jens M. Knudsen, Poul G. Hjorth
Pages 373-393
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Back Matter
Pages 395-413
About this book
This book is intended as a textbook for an entry-level university course in Newtonian mechanics for students of physics, astronomy, and the engineering sciences. The material has been used as a first-semester text for first-year undergraduates at the Niels Bohr Institute, which is part of the University of Copenhagen. Our way of presenting Newtonian mechanics is influenced by the writings of the late Max Born. Also, the Feynman Lectures on Physics have been an important source of inspiration. In fact, the idea for the book came when we read Section 16.1 of Volume 1 of the Feynman Lectures. Ideas from the well-known Berkeley Physics Course may also be traced in the text. All of the books quoted in the literature list have, in one way or another, served as a source for our lectures for undergraduates. It is assumed that the students already have a rudimentary knowledge of Newtonian mechanics, say at the high-school level. Some background in vectors and elementary calculus is also required, i.e., the students should know how to add vectors as well as how to differentiate and integrate elementary functions. The Appendix contains the required background for the use of vectors in Newtonian mechanics.
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"The presentation of this book is excellent. half of it consists of worked examples...a useful reference for second year students studying mechanics" Australian and New Zealand Physicist
Authors and Affiliations
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Orsted Laboratory, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen O, Denmark
Jens M. Knudsen
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Mathematical Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Poul G. Hjorth