TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bohn,John L.
TI  - A student's guide to analytical mechanics
T2  - Student guide series
SN  - 9781316509074
AV  - QA807 .B646 2018
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Mechanics, Analytic
KW  - Textbooks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-202) and index; Part I. Overview. Why analytical mechanics? ; Ways of looking at a pendulum -- Part II. Equations of motion. Constraints and d'Alembert's principle ; Lagrangian mechanics ; Samples from Lagrangian mechanics ; Hamiltonian mechanics -- Part III. Methods of solution. Hamilton -- Jacobi theory ; Action-angle variables ; More applications of analytical mechanics
N2  - "Analytical mechanics is a set of mathematical tools used to describe a wide range of physical systems, both in classical mechanics and beyond. It offers a powerful and elegant alternative to Newtonian mechanics; however it can be challenging to learn due to its high degree of mathematical complexity. Designed to offer a more intuitive guide to this abstract topic, this guide explains the mathematical theory underlying analytical mechanics; helping students to formulate, solve and interpret complex problems using these analytical tools. Each chapter begins with an example of a physical system to illustrate the theoretical steps to be developed in that chapter, and ends with a set of exercises to further develop students' understanding. The book presents the fundamentals of the subject in depth before extending the theory to more elaborate systems, and includes a further reading section to ensure that this is an accessible companion to all standard textbooks."--Publisher's description
ER  -