Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Rectilinear Motion of Particles -- Kinematics Special Cases: One-Dimensional Relative Motion and Dependent Motion -- Curvilinear Motion of Particles (Rectangular Coordinates): Projectile Motion and Vector Relative Motion -- Non-Rectangular Coordinate Systems: Path Coordinates -- Non-Rectangular Coordinate Systems: Polar Coordinates -- Newton's Second Law (N2L) in Rectangular Coordinates -- Newton's Second Law (N2L) in Non-Rectangular Coordinates -- Work-Energy Method and the Conservation of Energy (Part 1) -- Work-Energy Method and the Conservation of Energy (Part 2) -- Impulse-Momentum Method -- Direct Impact of Particles and the Conservation of Linear Momentum -- Oblique Impact of Particles -- Author's Biography.

Engineering Dynamics Course Companion, Part 1: Particles: Kinematics and Kinetics is a supplemental textbook intended to assist students, especially visual learners, in their approach to Sophomore-level Engineering Dynamics. This text covers particle kinematics and kinetics and emphasizes Newtonian Mechanics "Problem Solving Skills" in an accessible and fun format, organized to coincide with the first half of a semester schedule many instructors choose, and supplied with numerous example problems. While this book addresses Particle Dynamics, a separate book (Part 2) is available that covers Rigid Body Dynamics.