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Understanding Basic Mechanics

F. Reif

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DESCRIPTION OF PARTICLE MOTIONS. Length, Time, and Units. Displacements and Vectors. Velocity and Acceleration. Motion Along a Straight Line. Problem Solving. Curved Motion with Constant Acceleration. Circular and Relative Motions. MOTION AND INTERACTION OF PARTICLES. Newtonian Theory of Mechanics. Common Interactions. Problem Solving in Mechanics. More About Interactions. Kinetic Energy and Work. Potential Energy and the Energy Law. MOTION AND INTERACTION OF SYSTEMS. Momentum. Energy of a System. Rotational Motion. Angular-Momentum Law. Rolling and Equilibrium. Appendices.

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Key concepts: Classical mechanics, Acceleration, Kinetic energy, Physics, Motion (physics), Angular momentum, Newtonian dynamics, Work (physics)