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An Introduction to Mechanics
	Cover of the second edition
Author	Daniel Kleppner; Robert J. Kolenkow
Language	English
Subject	Classical mechanics
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	McGraw Hill; Cambridge University Press
Publication date	1973, 2010, 2013
Publication place	United States; United Kingdom
Pages	542
ISBN	9780521198219
OCLC	1059566786

An Introduction to Mechanics, commonly referred to as Kleppner and Kolenkow, is an undergraduate level textbook on classical mechanics coauthored by physicists Daniel Kleppner and Robert J. Kolenkow. It originated as the textbook for a one-semester mechanics course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where both Kleppner and Kolenkow taught, intended to go deeper than an ordinary first year course.^[2] Since its introduction, it has expanded its reach to other universities to become one of the most popular mechanics textbooks.^{[citation needed]}

The first edition was published in 1973 by McGraw Hill and republished in 2010 by Cambridge University.^[3] The second edition was published in 2013 by Cambridge.

Table of contents (2nd edition)

Preface
To the Teacher
List of Examples
Chapter 1: Vectors and Kinematics
Chapter 2: Newton's Laws
Chapter 3: Forces and Equations of Motion
Chapter 4: Momentum
Chapter 5: Energy
Chapter 6: Topics in Dynamics
Chapter 7: Angular Momentum and Fixed Axis Rotation
Chapter 8: Rigid Body Motion
Chapter 9: Non-Inertial Systems and Fictitious Forces
Chapter 10: Central Force Motion
Chapter 11: The Harmonic Oscillator
Chapter 12: The Special Theory of Relativity
Chapter 13: Relativistic Dynamics
Chapter 14: Spacetime Physics
Hints, Clues, and Answers to Selected Problems
Appendix A: Miscellaneous Physical and Astronomical Data
Appendix B: Greek Alphabet
Appendix C: SI Prefixes
Index

Reception

The first edition of the book was criticized for sexism in the exercises, though this was improved in the second edition.^[4]

References

^ "An Introduction to Mechanics". WorldCat.
^ Kleppner, Daniel; Kolenkow, Robert (1973). An Introduction to Mechanics. Cambridge University Press. p. xi.
^ Kleppner, Daniel; Kolenkow, Robert J. (6 May 2010). An Introduction to Mechanics. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-19821-9.
^ Shorter, Richard (14 Aug 2014). "An Introduction to Mechanics (2nd Edition), by Daniel Kleppner and Robert Kolenkow". Contemporary Physics. 55 (4): 359. doi:10.1080/00107514.2014.948931. Retrieved 25 Jul 2024.

An Introduction to Mechanics

Table of contents (2nd edition)

Reception

References

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