An Introduction to Mechanics

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This book is intended chiefly as a text for introductory course in mechanics for undergraduate students of physics. It is designed to provide a basic sketch of some fundamental concepts of mechanics, which forms one of the most fascinating branch of physics. The book explains critically the basic laws of mechanics and the methods to apply them to a wide range of complex problems. The material of the text, which developed out of a course given to the first year undergraduates in physics for the last thirty years, is self-contained. Keeping the level of the readers for whom, the text is written the mathematical structure has been kept as simple as possible. The basic objective of the text is to lay stress on the physical insight and the important methods of reasoning. To deepen understanding and to develop problem solving skills and self-confidence in facing new situations, a large numbers of solved examples are given in each chapter.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R B Singh

R.B. Singh is Senior Faculty and Deputy Coordinator, UGC-DRS Programme, Department of Geography, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Apart from being the Vice Chair of Steering Committee of the IGU Commission on Biogeography and Biodiversity, he is presently the member of the IUGG-IGU National Committee of INSA and Secretary General, NAGI. He has to his Credit 34 Books and about 160 Research papers. He has also presented papers in international seminars in more than 30 Countries on issues related to emerging frontiers of Geography like disaster management, GIS, remote sensing, Environmental studies, Climatic variability and Urban and regional development. The UNESCO/ISSC (Paris) awarded him 1998 Research and Study Grants Award in Social and Human Sciences. 

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Title
An Introduction to Mechanics
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
9788122432220
Length
560p.
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