For 40 years, Kleppner and Kolenkow’s classic text has introduced stu-dents to the principles of mechanics. Now brought up-to-date, this re-vised and improved Second Edition is ideal for …

The basis for modern mechanics was developed in the seventeenth century by Sir Isaac Newton. From his studies of objects in motion, he formulated three fundamental laws.

Mechanics studies motion and equilibrium of physical bodies. By motion its simplest form is meant: motion in mechanics is change of position relative to other bodies.

st important part of mechanics. Concerning systems studied, mechanics can be divided into mechanics of material points, mechanics of rigid bodies, mechanics of elastic bodies, and …

This lecture deals with forces acting on a particle which does not move, i.e. is in equilibrium . The important concept is the resolution of forces to obtain the equations determining equilibrium. It …

These lecture notes are based on material presented in both graduate and undergraduate mechanics classes which I have taught on several occasions during the past 30 years at …

The four fundamental concepts used in mechanics are space, time, mass and force1. It is not easy to define what these concepts are. Rather, one “knows” what they are, and they take on …