Table of Contents

Review of the Fundamental Principles; Kinematics of a Particle; Dynamics of a System of Particles; Lagrange's Equations and Variational Principle; Rockets and Space Vehicles; Matrices, Tensors, Dyadics, and Rotation Operators; Dynamics of a Rigid Body; Fundamentals of Small Oscillation; Vibration of Systems with Multiple Degrees of Freedom; Problems. Appendix A - Range, Kutta Method; Appendix B - Stoke's Theorem; Appendix C - Planetary Data; Appendix D - Determinants and Matrices; Appendix E - Method of Partial Fractions; Appendix F - Tables of Fourier and Laplace Transforms; Appendix G - Contour Integration and Inverse Laplace Transform; Appendix H - Instructions for Computer Programs.