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1、ThispageintentionallyleftblankDynamicsofParticlesandRigidBodies:ASystematicApproachDynamicsofParticlesandRigidBodies:ASystematicApproachisintendedforunder-graduatecoursesindynamics.Thisworkisauniqueblendofconceptual,theoretical,andpracticalaspectsofdynamicsgenerallynotfoundindynamicsbooksattheun-
2、dergraduatelevel.Inparticular,inthisbooktheconceptsaredevelopedinahighlyrigorousmannerandareappliedtoexamplesusingastep-by-stepapproachthatiscompletelyconsistentwiththetheory.Inaddition,forclarity,thenotationusedtode-velopthetheoryisidenticaltothatusedtosolveexampleproblems.Theresultofthisapproac
3、histhatastudentisabletoseeclearlytheconnectionbetweenthetheoryandtheapplicationoftheorytoexampleproblems.Whilethematerialisnotnew,instruc-torsandtheirstudentswillappreciatethehighlypedagogicalapproachthataidsinthemasteryandretentionofconcepts.Theapproachusedinthisbookteachesastu-denttodevelopasys
4、tematicapproachtoproblemsolving.Theworkissupportedbyagreatrangeofexamplesandreinforcedbynumerousproblemsforstudentsolution.Aninstructor’ssolutionsmanualisavailable.AnilV.RaoearnedhisB.S.inmechanicalengineeringandA.B.inmathematicsfromCornellUniversity,hisM.S.E.inaerospaceengineeringfromtheUniversi
5、tyofMichi-gan,andhisM.A.andPh.D.inmechanicalandaerospaceengineeringfromPrincetonUniversity.AfterearninghisPh.D.,Dr.RaojoinedtheFlightMechanicsDepartmentatTheAerospaceCorporationinLosAngeles,wherehewasinvolvedinmissionsupportforU.S.AirForcelaunchvehicleprogramsandtrajectoryoptimizationsoftwaredeve
6、l-opment.Subsequently,Dr.RaojoinedTheCharlesStarkDraperLaboratory,Inc.,inCambridge,Massachusetts.SincejoiningDraper,Dr.Raohasbeeninvolvedinnumer-ousprojectsrelatedtotrajectoryoptimization,guidance,andnavigationofaerospacevehicles.Concurrently,forthepastseveralyearsDr.RaohasbeenanAdjunctPro-fessor
7、ofAerospaceandMechanicalEngineeringatBostonUniversitywherehehastaughtthecoreundergraduateengineeringdynamicscourse.SincejoiningBU,Dr.RaohasbeenvotedAIAA/ASMEFacultyMemberoftheYearAwardbytheAerospaceandMechanicalEnginee
