Suitable as both a reference and a text for graduate students, this book stresses the fundamentals of setting up and solving dynamics problems rather than the indiscriminate use of elaborate formulas. Topics include kinematics and dynamics of point masses, kinematic analysis of planar mechanisms, special dynamical properties, and many other subjects. Includes tutorials on relevant software.
Author Biography
Marcelo R. M. Crespo da Silva taught at the University of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1986, after which he joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he is now Professor Emeritus in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Nuclear Engineering.
