Elementary Mechanics Using MATLAB: A Modern Course Combining Analytical and Numerical Techniques

Introduction.- Getting started with programming.- Units and measurement.- Motion in one dimension.- Forces in one dimension.- Motion in two and three dimensions.- Forces in two and three dimensions.- Constrained motion.- Forces and constrained motion.- Work.- Energy.- Momentum, impulse, and collisions.- Multiparticle systems.- Rotational motion.- Rotation of rigid bodies.- Dynamics of rigid bodies.- Proofs.- Solutions.- Index.

Author: Anders Malthe-Sørenssen
Publisher: Springer
Published: 10/17/2016
Pages: 590
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.84lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.22d
ISBN13: 9783319386737
ISBN10: 3319386735
BISAC Categories:
- Science | Physics | Mathematical & Computational
- Science | Mechanics | General

About the Author

Professor Anders Malthe-Sørenssen is a professor of physics at the University of Oslo, where his research interests are focused on the physics of geological processes. His current teaching activity focuses on revitalizing the teaching of undergraduate science courses by seamless integration of computational methods in order to give students an early contact with research and industrially relevant problems.