Introduction to CLASSICAL MECHANICS

This book is, in essence, an updated and revised version of an earlier textbook, Newtonian Mechanics, written about fifteen years ago by one of us (APF) and published in 1971. Previously published as "Newtonian Mechanics", this book is a condensed version aimed at the undergraduate. The text presents ideas in both classical and modern physics, starting from basic observations about space, time and motion and ending with an elementary treatment of some problems in rotational dynamics. The prime emphasis is on the development and use of Newton's Laws. Student problems are included at the end of chapters with solutions at the end of the book.