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An Introduction to Mechanics

An Introduction to Mechanics, commonly referred to as Kleppner and Kolenkow, is an undergraduate-level textbook on classical mechanics written by physicists Daniel Kleppner and Robert J. Kolenkow. It originated as the textbook for a one-semester mechanics course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where both Kleppner and Kolenkow taught, intended to go deeper than an ordinary first-year course.

Table of contents (2nd edition)
• Preface • To the Teacher • List of Examples • Chapter 1: Vectors and Kinematics • Chapter 2: Newton's Laws • Chapter 3: Forces and Equations of Motion • Chapter 4: Momentum • Chapter 5: Energy • Chapter 6: Topics in Dynamics • Chapter 7: Angular Momentum and Fixed Axis Rotation • Chapter 8: Rigid Body Motion • Chapter 9: Non-Inertial Systems and Fictitious Forces • Chapter 10: Central Force Motion • Chapter 11: The Harmonic Oscillator • Chapter 12: The Special Theory of Relativity • Chapter 13: Relativistic Dynamics • Chapter 14: Spacetime Physics • Hints, Clues, and Answers to Selected Problems • Appendix A: Miscellaneous Physical and Astronomical Data • Appendix B: Greek Alphabet • Appendix C: SI Prefixes • Index == Reception ==
Reception
The first edition of the book was criticized for sexism in the exercises, though this was improved in the second edition. ==See also==
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