Dynamics and relativity.

This book presents an integrated treatment of classical mechanics and special relativity, by treating classical mechanics as Galilean relativity. This gives the reader the freedom to formulate a particular problem in one frame of reference, and to solve it in another where it takes a simpler form. This strategy, which is central to special relativity, is then applied to problems in classical mechanics ranging from rocket ships with variable mass to collisions of particles. This book was written with the aim of providing the best possible balance between text and mathematical derivations. Numerous line drawings, worked examples and exercises are included. A closing chapter gives an elementary account of general relativity.