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--> Problem solving in physics is not simply a test of understanding, but an integral part of learning. This book contains complete step-by-step solutions for all exercise problems in Essential Classical Mechanics, with succinct chapter-by-chapter summaries of key concepts and formulas. The degree of difficulty with problems varies from quite simple to very challenging; but none too easy, as all problems in physics demand some subtlety of intuition. The emphasis of the book is not so much in acquainting students with various problem-solving techniques as in suggesting ways of thinking. For undergraduate and graduate students, as well as those involved in teaching classical mechanics, this book can be used as a supplementary text or as an independent study aid. --> Sample Chapter(s) Preface 1. In Three-Dimensional Space: Vector Description Request Inspection Copy --> Contents: Summary and Problems: In Three-Dimensional Space: Vector Description Evolution in Time: Basic Elements of Newtonian Mechanics One-Dimensional Motion Motion of a Particle in Two or Three Dimensions The Two-Body Problem, Collision and Many-Particle System Gravitational Field Equations Rigid Body Dynamics I Elements of Fluid Mechanics Motion in a Non-Inertial Reference Frame Lagrangian Mechanics Application of the Lagrangian Method: Small Oscillations Rigid Body Dynamics II Hamiltonian Mechanics Solutions: In Three-Dimensional Space: Vector Description Evolution in Time: Basic Elements of Newtonian Mechanics One-Dimensional Motion Motion of a Particle in Two or Three Dimensions The Two-Body Problem, Collision and Many-Particle System Gravitational Field Equations Rigid Body Dynamics I Element