本书由静力学、运动学和动力学3篇构成，内容包括静力学公理和物体的受力分析、基本力系、任意力系、摩擦、点的运动、刚体的基本运动、点的合成运动、刚体的平面运动、质点动力学、动能定理、动量定理、动量矩定理、达朗贝尔原理、虚位移原理和质点的振动。
本书可作为高等学校理论力学课程的英文教材，也可供有关工程技术人员参考。

Part 1 Statics
Chapter 1 Axioms of Statics and Free-body Diagram
1.1 Fundamental Concepts of Statics
1.2 Axioms of Statics
1.3 Constraints and Constraint Forces
1.4 Force Analysis of Body and Free-body Diagram
Exercise 1
Chapter 2 Fundamental Force Systems
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Geometrical Method of Resultant and Equilibrium of Concurrent Force Systems
2.3 Projection of a Force
2.4 Analytical Method of Resultant and Equilibrium of Concurrent Force Systems
2.5 Resultant and Equilibrium of Couple System
Exercise 2
Chapter 3 General Force Systems
3.1 Moment of a Force about a Point and about an Axis
3.2 Reduction and Resultants of General Force Systems
3.3 Equilibrium of a General Force System
Exercise 3
Chapter 4 Equilibrium of a Body System
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Concepts of Statically Determinate and Statically Indeterminate Problems
4.3 Equilibrium of a Body System
4.4 Internal Force of Plane Truss
Exercise 4
Chapter 5 Friction
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Types of Friction
5.3 Theory of Sliding Friction
5.4 Equilibrium Problems of the Body with Friction
5.5 Rolling Resistance
Exercise 5
Part 2 Kinematics
Chapter 6 Kinematics of a Particle
6.1 Description of the Motion of a Particle Using the Method of Position Vector
6.2 Description of the Motion of a Particle Using the Method of Rectangular Coordinates
6.3 Description of the Motion of a Particle Using Tangent and Normal Components
Exercise 6
Chapter 7 Basic Motions of a Rigid Body
7.1 Translational Motion of a Rigid Body
7.2 Rotation around a Fixed Axis
7.3 Kinematics of a Point in the Rotating Body
7.4 Vector Representation of Kinematics
Exercise 7
Chapter 8 Composite Motion of a Particle
8.1 Basic Concepts of Composite Motion of a Particle
8.2 Theorem of Composition of Velocities of a Particle
8.3 Theorem of Composition of Accelerations
Exercise 8
Chapter 9 Plane Motion of a Rigid Body
9.1 Introduction to Plane Motion of a Rigid Body
9.2 Decomposition of Plane Motion ~ Equations of Plane Motion
9.3 Velocity of a Point in a Plane Figure
9.4 Acceleration of a Point in a Plane Figure ~ Base Point Method
Exercise 9
Part 3 Dynamics
Chapter 10 Dynamics of a Particle
10.1 Newton's Law
10.2 Differential Equation of Motion of a Particle
10.3 Application of Dynamics of a Particle
Exercise 10
Chapter 11 Principle of Work and Kinetic Energy
11.1 Work of a Force
11.2 Moment of Inertia
11.3 Kinetic Energy
11.4 Principle of Work and Kinetic Energy and It's Application
11.5 Power and Efficiency
11.6 Conservative Forces, Potential Energy and Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Exercise 11
Chapter 12 Principle of Momentum
12.1 Momentum of a Particle and a System of Particles
12.2 Force-momentum Relationship
12.3 Conservation of Momentum
12.4 Principle of the Motion of Mass Center
12.5 Principle of Impulse
Exercise 12
Chapter 13 Principle of Angular Momentum
13.1 Principle of Angular Momentum for a Particle
13.2 Principle of Angular Momentum for Rigid Body
13.3 Differential Equations of Motion of Rigid Body
13.4 General Principles of Dynamics and Its Applications
Exercise 13
Chapter 14 D'Alembert's Principle
14.1 Concept of the Inertial Force and D'Alembert's Principle for a Particle
14.2 D'Alembert's Principle for a System of Particles
14.3 Simplification of Inertial Forces for a Rigid Body Motion
14.4 Dynamical Reaction of the Bearing Subjected to Rotation of Rigid Body
14.5 Application of Dynamics-static Method
Exercise 14
Chapter 15 Principle of Virtual Displacements
15.1 Constraint and Their Classification
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