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Classical Mechanics
Errata for the Second Printing
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Right front endpaper, line 4 below the heading Some Integrals
Is: . . . = ln(1 + x2)
Should be: . . . = ln(1 + x2)
Page 67, Figure 2.13, at the top right of the picture,
vx + ivx should read vx + ivy
[i.e., replace the final sub x with a sub y].
Page 233, line 4 of Problem 6.19
Is: is minimum has
Should be: is stationary has
Page 290, line 7 (unnumbered equation)
The two letters d should be changed to partial derivatives
Page 358, line 10 from bottom
Is: rOmega2
Should be: mrOmega2
Page 361, line 2 of Problem 9.4
Is: form (1 + epsilon)-3 approx 1 - 3epsilon .]
Should be: form (1 + epsilon)-3/2 approx 1 - 3epsilon/2 .]
Page 415, last line of Problem 10.52
Is: in (10.06).
Should be: in (10.96).
Page 477, line 3 from bottom
Is: constant ln(10) times
Should be: constant log(e) times
Page 535, line 20
Is: Equation (13.31)
Should be: Equation (13.35)
Page 551, line 1 of Problem 13.4
In the in-text equation insert a dot over the letter q
[as on the left side of Eq. (13.13) on page 525].
Page 598, line 8 from the bottom
Delete the prime from the script cap Ess
Page 598, line 3 from the bottom
Is: that Kepler s sun-centered
Should be: that Copernicus s sun-centered
Page 606, line 6
Is: Delta t prime approx 7 Delta t
Should be: Delta t approx 7 Delta t prime
Page 606, lines 9 and 10
Is: Delta t prime = Delta t/0
Should be: Delta t = Delta t prime/0
Page 606, end of line 10
Is: value for Delta t prime.
Should be: value Delta t.
Page 616, line 2 below Eq. (15.27)
Is: that is gamma = 1 sqrt{1 }
Should be: that is gamma = 1/sqrt{1 } [i.e., inse
rt slash.]
Page 647, line 9
Is: 2beta/(1 + beta), so
Should be: 2beta/(1 + beta2), so
[i.e., insert a supe
rscript 2]
Page 667, line 3 from bottom of Problem 15.5
Is: twins: A stays at ...
Should be: twins: B stays at ...
Page 667, line 2 from bottom of Problem 15.5
Is: but B occupies ...
 Should be: but A occupies ...
Page 762, line 1
Is: + rdot A = ...
Should be: + q rdot A = ...
[i.e., insert italic q. I use r
dot to mean r with a dot over it.]
Page 765, Problem 10.13
Is: omega = sqrt{mga/I}; ...
Should be: tau = 2 pi sqrt{I/mga};
(The square-root sign should have an overbar extending over all four letters, as
in original)
Page 765, Problem 10.57
Is: (Xdot2 + Ydot2) +...
Should be: (Xdot2 + Ydot2 + R2 thetadot2 sin2 theta) + ...
[where Xdot means X with a dot a
bove it, etc.]
Page 770, last line
Is: = 4.71
Should be: = 4.69

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