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082			_a531 WAL
100			_aWalecka,John Dirk
245			_aIntroduction To Classical Mechanics
260			_bWorld Scientific _aSingapore _c2021
300			_a169
520			_aThis textbook aims to provide a clear and concise set of lectures that take one from the introduction and application of Newton’s laws up to Hamilton’s principle of stationary action and the lagrangian mechanics of continuous systems. An extensive set of accessible problems enhances and extends the coverage. It serves as a prequel to the author’s recently published book entitled Introduction to Electricity and Magnetism based on an introductory course taught sometime ago at Stanford with over 400 students enrolled. Both lectures assume a good, concurrent, course in calculus and familiarity with basic concepts in physics; the development is otherwise self-contained. A good introduction to the subject allows one to approach the many more intermediate and advanced texts with better understanding and a deeper sense of appreciation that both students and teachers alike can share
650			_aMechanics
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999			_c51972 _d51972