Analytical Dynamics, by Haim Baruh
McGraw-Hill, 1999

You can purchase this book directly from the publisher, or order it through Amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com.

For a comprehensive look, please click here to view the publisher's catalog information. A review of the book can be found in Applied Mechanics Reviews, Vol. 53, No. 8, August 2000, pp. B76-B77. Here is the Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter 1 -- Basic Principles
Chapter 2 -- Relative Motion
Chapter 3 -- Dynamics of a System of Particles
Chapter 4 -- Analytical Mechanics: Basic Concepts
Chapter 5 -- Analytical Mechanics: Additional Topics
Chapter 6 -- Rigid Body Geometry
Chapter 7 -- Rigid-Body Kinematics
Chapter 8 -- Rigid Body Dynamics: Basic Concepts
Chapter 9 -- Dynamics of Rigid Bodies: Advanced Concepts
Chapter 10 -- Qualitative Analysis of Rigid Body Motion
Chapter 11 -- Dynamics of Lightly Flexible Bodies
Appendix A -- A Brief History of Dynamics
Appendix B -- Concepts from the Calculus of Variations
Appendix C -- Common Mass Moments of Inertia

A solutions manual, containing detailed solutions to all problems, is available to faculty members who teach out of the book.

This book is suitable for a graduate level or advanced undergraduate (senior elective) level course.

A publisher of philosophical and theological texts advertises one of its publications as "The Written Word is Forever." How true. Once the book was published, I noticed a few typos and errors. And, because the book is in print, these errors are there forever, or, until the second printing.

I have compiled a list of typos and errors in the book. These will be corrected at a subsequent printing. If you find any more errors or you have comments about the book, please bring it to my attention. You can e-mail me or write.

Here is the errata list in pdf format.

Back to Haim Baruh's main page