Oxford University Press (Preprint), 2014. 1055 p.
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Detailed Contents
To the student
Basics for MechanicsWhat is mechanics?
Vectors: position, force and moment
FBDs
StaticsStatics of one object
Trusses and frames
Transmissions and mechanisms
Tension, shear and bending moment
Hydrostatics
DynamicsDynamics in 1D
Vibrations
Particles in space
Many particles in space
Straight line motion
Circular motion of a particle
Circular motion of a rigid object
Planar motion of an object
Time-varying basis vectors
Constrained particles and rigid objects
Appendices
A Units and dimensions
B Friction: perspectives on friction laws
C The simplest ODEs and their solutions
D Theorems for Systems
Answers to some homework problems
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