Computational dynamics /

Shabana, Ahmed A.

Computational dynamics / Ahmed A. Shabana - Second Edition - New York : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c2001 - xiv, 503 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Introduction -- Linear Algebra -- Kinematics -- Forms of the Dynamic Equations -- Virtual Work and Lagrangian Dynamics -- Constrained Dynamics -- Spatial Dynamics -- Other Topics in Spatial Dynamics -- References -- Index.

A practical approach to the computational methods used to solve real-world dynamics problems Computational dynamics has grown rapidly in recent years with the advent of high-speed digital computers and the need to develop simulation and analysis computational capabilities for mechanical and aerospace systems that consist of interconnected bodies.

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DYNAMICS

QA 845 .S53 2001