The Elementary Principles Of Mechanics

First book to unite the works of Clausius, Maxwell, Boltzmann, and the author himself. Gibbs' lucid advanced-level text remains a valuable collection of fundamental equations and principles. 1902 edition.

Excerpt from The Elementary Principles of Mechanics, Vol. 3: Kinetics For the teacher the work should be so arranged that he can readily lay out his course according to the time at his disposal and the needs of his students. In most of our technical institutions the calculus is taken up at an early stage. It is very desirable that its applications should be kept in view. If, then, the study of mechanics can be taken up earlier than is customary, the two subjects will illustrate each other to mutual advantage. The present work is an attempt to cover the points indicated. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.