In this chapter, expressions for the velocity and acceleration are derived for certain general cases of point motion. The formulas obtained can be further generalized to the case of the motion of mechanical systems, whose position is described by a finite number of independent parameters. When considering curvilinear coordinates, some notions from dynamics are introduced in order to show how the differential geometry machinery can be obtained in a natural way from problems of mechanics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFoundations in Engineering Mechanics
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages3-27
Number of pages25
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Publication series

NameFoundations in Engineering Mechanics
ISSN (Print)1612-1384
ISSN (Electronic)1860-6237

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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