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Author name: Alexander L. Fetter, John Dirk Walecka

: Theoretical Mechanics of Particles and Continua
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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 531
EAN num: 9780486432618
ISBN number: 0486432610
Label: Dover Publications
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 592
Printing Date: December 16, 2003
Publishing house: Dover Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 91197
Studio: Dover Publications



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This two-part text supplies a lucid, self-contained account of classical mechanics and provides a natural framework for introducing advanced mathematical concepts in physics. Topics include Lagrangian dynamics, Hamiltonian dynamics, fluids and sound and surface waves, more. 165 figures. 2 tables. 1980 edition.




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Rated by buyers 1 out of 5 stars - Impossible!
Almost all homework problems require particularly solving techniques not discussed or hinted at in the book, making them extremely hard to (for about half the problems) impossible, they cannot be done. Students would need to seek out others on a regular basis (!) to get through these problems. Also, a third of the homework problems have little or nothing to do with the presented chapter theory. All of this combined with every single equation typeset and numbered, followed by no page references, a tremendous array of essential derivations steps not provided in the book, make this book impossible to use. Of course, teachers will enjoy the book for its conciseness, but for even the top undergraduates, this book is horrible! At least the publishers kept the book cost down by making the very first edition softcover.


Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Perfect!
This book covers all the main topics that a mechanics course at the advance undergraduate or graduate level should have and more. It starts with a very first chapter on Basic Principles where the authors do a general review about Newtonian mechanics, that is, Newton's laws, angular momentum, energy, conservation laws, center of mass motion, two body motion with a central potential and scattering. Then follows a chapter on Accelerated Coordinate Systems where you encounter things like the Corioly acceleration and centrifugal forces. Chapter three is a delight, it is about Lagrangian Dynamics where you learn a much powerfull formalism than newton's equations to solve problems using the Lagrangian function, learning about virtual displacements and generalized coordinates (also D'Alambert and Hamilton's principle). Chapter four is about Small Oscillations, it is very important since here you learn to work with many-particle systems that are use a lot in condense matter physics, the very well known normal coordinates are here introduced. Chapter five is about Rigid Bodies, chapter six is about Hamiltonian Dynamics, this chapter connects very well with chapter three illustrating yet another method to solve mechanics problems by defining canonically momentas for every generalized coordinates and then finding a set of very first orders differential equations involving the hamiltonian (as opposed to chapter three where either D'Alambert or Hamilton principle lead to a system of second order differential equations) The hamiltonian is defined as a Legendre transformation of the Lagrangian function, also the Poisson brackets are introduced here and it is even explained how to do the transition between classical and quantum mechanics and also canonical transformations are introduced. This very first six chapters make purchasing this book worthwhile but as if this weren't enough there are still another seven chapters more! I will just write their names: 7-Strings, 8-Membranes, 9-Sound waves in fluids, 10-Surface waves on fluids, 11- Heat Conduction, 12-Viscous Fluids and 13-Elastic continua. It also brings 5 appendices. This book is very well written and I always come back to it when I have to remember some mechanics formula or issue to re-study, I say that this book and Goldstein are the best books you can get on classical mechanics.


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