An Elementary Treatise on the Dynamics of a Particle and of Rigid Bodies

Preface; 1. Fundamental definitions and principles; 2. Motion in a straight line; 3. Uniplanar motion where the accelerations parallel to fixed axes are given; 4. Uniplanar motion referred to Polar coordinates; 5. Uniplanar motion where the acceleration is towards a fixed centre and varies as the inverse square of the distance; 6. Tangenital and normal accelerations; 7. Motion in a resisting medium; 8. Oscillatory motion; 9. Motion in three dimensions. Acceleration in terms of Polar coordinates; 10. The hodograph; 11. Moments and products of inertia; 12. D'Alembert's principle; 13. Motion about a fixed axis; 14. Motion in two dimensions. Finite forces; 15. Motion in two dimensions. Impulsive forces; 16. Instantaneous centre; 17. Conservation of linear and angular momentum; 18. Lagrange's equations in generalised coordinates; 19. Small oscillations; 20. Motion of a top; Miscellaneous examples I; Miscellaneous examples II; Appendix on differential equations.