Analytical Dynamics [Hardcover]

Haim Baruh (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0073659770 | ISBN-13: 978-0073659770 | Publication Date: October 23, 1998 | Edition: 1

Analytical Dynamics presents a fair and balanced description of dynamics problems and formulations. From the classical methods to the newer techniques used in today's complex and multibody environments, this text shows how those approaches complement each other. The text begins by introducing the reader to the basic concepts in mechanics. These concepts are introduced at the particle mechanics level. The text then extends these concepts to systems of particles, rigid bodies (plane motion and 3D), and lightly flexible bodies. The cornerstone variational principles of mechanics are developed and they are applied to particles, rigid bodies, and deformable bodies. Through this approach, students are exposed to a natural flow of the concepts used in dynamics.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 744 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 1 edition (October 23, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0073659770
• ISBN-13: 978-0073659770
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #912,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars unique graduate level text for dynamics., March 24, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Analytical Dynamics (Hardcover)

This book differs from most graduate level texts on dynamics in that it clarifies concepts with plenty of methodically worked out examples. Also, this book is extremely useful for engineers as it balances advanced theories with applications. Author has put a lot of effort and thought in writing this book and deserves special thanks for contribution to education in the field of dynamics.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Its ok, March 30, 2006

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Frank Carnley (Altoona PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Analytical Dynamics (Hardcover)

This book is OK. For a graduate level text, I found that it lacked rigor and difficult solutions to example problems seemed "hand wavy". That is, I don't think that it is practical to memorize the general acceleration term for an object (rigid body or particle). Example problems (using Newton-Euler to derive equations of motion) are solved in the text by finding the translational acceleration, then the Coriolis acceleration, etc. and plugging them into the acceleration equation. In practice, if you can write the position vector of an object and you are careful about your inertial and non-inertial frames then calculus will give you the correct acceleration---every time.

A strong point of the book is all the problems at the end of each chapter. If you can do them, you can do dynamics. But, Baruh's text before the problems might not prepare you to write the solutions.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW !, November 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Analytical Dynamics (Hardcover)

words really can not explain how to rank this book! ..but what I can say is...Haim Baruh; thank you sir for this gift to the world of dynamics

very well: 1. Organized 2. Explained topics 3. Solved examples..(truly...A LOT) This book covers evry thing people can think about in the world of dynamics..it realy worth more than hundred dollar for the person who cares about understanding D Y N A M I C S

Note: graduate level book