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This textbook contains topics that are either new or expanded from those included in previous writings of the authors. The book is divided into two parts. Part I contains discussions on a wide range of mathematical topics and concepts of physics essential to building a solid knowledge base, as higher level analysis cannot be undertaken without a sound foundation. Some of the topics included are Newtonian mechanics, vectors, motion in one dimension, motion in more than one dimension, and rotational mechanics. Topics are ordered to provide a logical progression from one topic to the next. Discussions build upon information from earlier chapters and guide the reader toward applications involving greater detail and an increased number of factors. Par II contains in-depth discussions on topics specific to crash investigation and reconstruction. The topics include friction and acceleration factors, time-distance relationships, collision analysis using damage momentum, and damage (crush) analysis, among others. To allow one to start with the simple and move to the complex, topics developed in Part I are often revisited in Part II with greater depth of analysis. The reader will beneift most by reading a topic first in Part I and then proceeding to Part II to continie that same topic. Book, books, accident reconstruction expert