Advanced Dynamics for Engineers and Scientists

Advanced Dynamics for Engineers and Scientists is a focused textbook which explains the fundamentals of advanced dynamics. It begins with discussing the basic principles of kinematics, before progressing on to a thorough discussion of kinetics of rigid bodies and an introduction to energy methods. Special topics are included in the final part of the book. This book arms the reader with these fundamentals and provides access to the rest of the dynamics literature. Advanced Dynamics for Engineers and Scientists explains the essential topics in a clear and concise manner and uses a carefully developed notation to present the relevant information and for use when performing calculations. It is an ideal course text for graduate and senior undergraduate students in engineering, physical sciences and mathematics departments, as well as being a useful reference for researchers and engineers in industry.