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Table of Contents:
Preface i  
Statics 1  
Forces Acting on a Point Mass 3  
1.1  Kinematics 4  
1.2  Dynamics 6  
1.2.1  Examples of Forces 10  
1.2.1  Superposition of Forces 16  
Statics of Rigid Bodies 17  
2.1  Kinematics 17  
2.1.1  Geometry of Rigid Bodies 17  
2.2  Forces and Torques 19  
2.2.1  Principle of Equivalence 22  
2.2.2  Reduction of Systems of Forces 25  
2.3  Bearings and Trusses 28  
2.3.1  Bearings 28  
2.3.2  Trusses 30  
2.4  Frictional Forces 34  
Elastostatics 39  
3.1  Stresses 34  
3.1.1  On the Derivation of the Stress Tensor 41  
3.1.2  Planar Stress 43  
3.1.3  The Stress Ellipsoid 45  
3.1.4  Forces and Moments in the 3-dimensional Case 47  
3.2  Strains 48  
3.3  On Hooke’s Law 52  
3.3.1  Torsion of Cylindrical Rod 57  
3.3.2  Bending of Beams 58  
3.4  Hydrostatics 65  
3.5  Aerostatics 68  
II  Dynamics 71  
Point Mass Kinetics 73  
4.1  Energy Theorem of Point Mechanics 73  
4.2  Angular Momentum 75  
4.3  Kepler Motion 78  
4.3.1  Bounded and Unbounded Motion 83  
4.4  Scattering off a Central Potential 87  
4.4.1  The Effective Cross Section 95  
Dynamics of Rigid Bodies 97  
5.1  The Tensor of Inertia 97  
5.2  Euler’s Equations 102  
5.2.1  Euler Angles 106  
5.3  Gyroscope, Nutation, Precession 110  
5.3.1  Moving Frames of Reference 121  
Systems of Point Masses 127  
6.1  Momentum Theorem 127  
6.2  Auxilliary Conditions and Constraint Forces 129  
6.2.1  D’Alembert Principle - Virtual Work 130  
6.3  Lagrange Equations 132  
6.3.1  Lagrange Equations of the First Kind 132  
6.3.2  Lagrange Equations of the Second Kind 137  
6.3.3  Non-holonomic Systems 152  
6.4  Small Oscillations 158  
Continuum Mechanics 173  
7.1  Elastodynamics 173  
7.1.1  Elastic Waves 176  
7.2  Hydrodynamics 178  
7.2.1  Equation of Continuity 179  
7.2.2  Streamlines and Stream Function 181  
7.2.3  Momentum Balance 185  
7.2.4  Bernoulli Equation 188  
7.2.5  Energy Balance 191  
7.2.6  Circulation 198  
7.2.7  Helmholtz Vortex Theorems 202  
7.2.8  Sound Waves 211  
7.2.9  Viscous Liquids 214  
7.2.10  Potential Flow 220  
Appendix 237  

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