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Classical Mechanics by Julio Gea Banacloche

Classical Mechanics by Julio Gea Banacloche

Classical Mechanics by Julio Gea Banacloche

This is a “minimalist” textbook for a first semester of university, calculus-based physics, covering classical mechanics, plus a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Topics covered includes: Acceleration, Momentum and Inertia, Kinetic Energy, Interactions and energy, Interactions, Forces, Impulse, Work and Power, Motion in two dimensions, Rotational dynamics, Gravity, Simple harmonic motion, Waves in one dimension, Thermodynamics.

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