Problems in mechanics of particles and bodies

TL;DR

This paper compiles a collection of original problems in mechanics and special relativity used in university courses, emphasizing their educational value and origins from active scientists in Siberia.

Contribution

It provides a curated set of original problems for mechanics and relativity, based on the author's materials, for educational use in university physics courses.

Findings

Problems used in university seminars and exams

Original problems proposed by active scientists

Based on the author's original materials

Abstract

The textbook contains the problems in mechanics and special relativity for physics departments of universities. Many original problems were proposed by active scientists from the institutes of the Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Science, while teaching at the Novosibirsk State University. The problems have been used in seminars, students' homework and in the written examinations at Novosibirsk State University. They are arranged according to the program of the introductory mechanics course, adopted at Novosibirsk State University. This part contains only problems. Answers and solutions of some problems can be also provided in a separate submission in future, if there would be enough interest in them. Previous versions of the textbook were published several times in the past. This submission is based only on the author's original materials and does not use any copyrighted files from the publishers.