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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Shabana, Ahmed A., 1951-
Computational dynamics / Ahmed A. Shabana. – 3rd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-470-68615-7 (cloth)
1. Dynamics. I. Title.
QA845.S44 2010
531'. 11 – dc22
2009031442
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ISBN 978-0-470-68615-7 (Hbk)
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