General Mechanics
Publisher: Wikibooks 2011
Number of pages: 63
Description:
General mechanics introductory text for physics and engineering students with a background in calculus. Contents: Newton's Laws: First principles; Rotational Dynamics; Newton's Laws: A second look; Harmonic Oscillators; etc.
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