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- Contains an early introduction of D’Alembert’s principle, variational principles and Lagrangian & Hamiltonian mechanics
- Provides an ideal blend of general concepts and methods which are then applied to important classes of problems
- Uses Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods at an early stage to give an entirely different way to set up and solve motion problems
Part of the book series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics (ULNP)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This textbook provides an introduction to classical mechanics at a level intermediate between the typical undergraduate and advanced graduate level. This text describes the background and tools for use in the fields of modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, astrophysics, particle physics, and relativity. Students who have had basic undergraduate classical mechanics or who have a good understanding of the mathematical methods of physics will benefit from this book.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Brownsville, USA
Matthew J. Benacquista, Joseph D. Romano
About the authors
Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Texas at Brownsville
80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, TX 78520
Teaching Experience:
Undergraduate-level: Introduction to Astronomy, Elementary Physics and Acoustics I and II, General Physics (lecture and lab), University Physics (lecture and lab), Mathematical Methods, Theoretical Physics,Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, and Quantum Mechanics. Graduate-level: Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Electrodynamics, General Relativity, Mathematical Methods, and a gra
duatelevelreading course on the statistical theory of signal detection. General Relativity to 4th year students at Cardiff University and 3rd year project supervision on black holes.
Matthew John Benacquista
Dept. of Physics
University of Texas RioGrande Valley
One W. University Drive
Brownsville, TX 78521
TEACHING:
2011 – present: Prof. of Physics, University of Texas at Brownsville
2006 – 2011: Assoc. Prof. of Physics, University of Texas at Brownsville
2000 – 2006: Prof. of Physics, Montana State University – Billings
1995 - 2000: Assoc. Prof. of Physics, Montana State
University - Billings1990 - 1995: A
sst. Prof. of Math & Phys., Eastern Montana College1988 - 1990: Asst. Prof. Phys., Eastern Montana College
BOOKS:
“An Introduction to the Evolution of Single and Binary Stars”, M. Benacquista, Springer, New York.
(2012).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Classical Mechanics
Authors: Matthew J. Benacquista, Joseph D. Romano
Series Title: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68780-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-68779-7Published: 16 March 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-68780-3Published: 27 February 2018
Series ISSN: 2192-4791
Series E-ISSN: 2192-4805
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 546
Number of Illustrations: 160 b/w illustrations
Topics: Classical Mechanics, Mathematical Methods in Physics