1 Multibody Systems.- 2 Linear Systems.- 3 Nonlinear Equations.- 4 Explicit Ordinary Differential Equations.- 5 Implicit Ordinary Differential Equations.- 6 ODEs with Discontinuities.- 7 Parameter Identification Problems.- A The Truck Model.- A.1 Data of the Truck Model.- A.2 Model of a Nonlinear Pneumatic Spring.- A.3 Matlab m-files for the Unconstrained Truck.

The important interaction between modeling and solution techniques is demonstrated by using a simplified multibody model of a truck thoughout the book to illustrate all key concepts.