This introductory text emphasises physical principles rather than themathematics. Each topic begins with a discussion of the physicalcharacteristics of the moti... » 

This introductory text emphasises physical principles rather than themathematics. Each topic begins with a discussion of the physicalcharacteristics of the motion or system. The mathematics is kept as clear aspossible and includes elegant mathematical descriptions where possible.Designed to provide a logical development of the subject the book is dividedinto two sections vibrations followed by waves. A particular feature is theinclusion of many examples frequently drawn from everyday life along withmore cuttingedge ones. Each chapter includes problems ranging in difficultyfrom simple to challenging and includes hints for solving problems. Numerousworked examples included throughout the book. «