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Acknowledgments

The book is an outgrowth of notes the authors have compiled over the past three decades
in teaching various courses using the subject material. These notes, in turn, are based
upon information contained in various texts used in these courses and upon the authors’
independent study and research.
The authors acknowledge the inspiration for a clearly defined procedural study of
dynamics by Professor T. R. Kane at the University of Pennsylvania, now nearly 50 years
ago. The authors particularly acknowledge the administrative support and assistance of
Charlotte Better in typing and preparing the entire text through several revisions. The
work of Xiaobo Liu and Doug Provine for preparation of many of the figures is also
acknowledged.