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Author Cannon, Robert H., Jr., 1923-2017, author.

Title Dynamics of physical systems / Robert H. Cannon, Jr
Edition Dover edition
Published Mineola, New York : Dover Publications, Inc., 2003
©1967

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 905 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Dynamic investigation -- Part A. Equations of motion for physical systems. 2. Equations of motion for simple physical systems : mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical ; 3. Equations of motion for simple heat-conduction and fluid systems ; 4. Analogies ; 5. Equations of motion for mechanical systems in two and three dimensions -- Part B. Dynamic response of elementary systems. 6. First-order systems ; 7. Undamped second-order systems : free vibrations ; 8. Damped second-order systems ; 9. Forced oscillations of elementary systems ; 10. Natural motions of nonlinear systems and time-varying systems -- Part C. Natural behavior of compound systems. 11. Dynamic stability ; 12. Coupled modes of natural motion : two degrees of freedom ; 13. Coupled modes of natural motion : many degrees of freedom -- Part D. Total response of compound systems. 14. e[superscript s, superscript t] and transfer functions ; 15. Forced oscillations of compound systems ; 16. Response to periodic functions : Fourier analysis ; 17. Laplace transform method ; 18. From Laplace transform to time response by partial fraction expansion ; 19. Complete system analysis : some case studies -- Part E. Fundamentals of control-system analysis. 20. Feedback control ; 21. Evans' root-locus method ; 22. Some case studies in automatic control -- Appendices. A. Physical conversion factors to eight significant figures ; B. Vector dot product and cross product ; C. Vector differentiation in a rotating reference frame ; D. Newton's law of motion ; E. Angular momentum and its rate of change for a rigid body; moments of inertia ; F. Fluid friction for flow through long tubes and pipes ; G. Duals of electrical networks ; H. Determinants and Cramer's rule ; I. Computation with a spirule ; J. Table of Laplace transform pairs -- Problemls
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 881-884) and index
Notes Originally published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1967
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Subject Systems engineering.
systems engineering.
Systems engineering
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780486139692
0486139697