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Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions Hardcover – 10 January 2008

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This textbook covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, including Newton's laws, oscillations, energy, momentum, angular momentum, planetary motion, and special relativity. It also explores more advanced topics, such as normal modes, the Lagrangian method, gyroscopic motion, fictitious forces, 4-vectors, and general relativity. It contains more than 250 problems with detailed solutions so students can easily check their understanding of the topic. There are also over 350 unworked exercises which are ideal for homework assignments. Password protected solutions are available to instructors at www.cambridge.org/9780521876223. The vast number of problems alone makes it an ideal supplementary text for all levels of undergraduate physics courses in classical mechanics. Remarks are scattered throughout the text, discussing issues that are often glossed over in other textbooks, and it is thoroughly illustrated with more than 600 figures to help demonstrate key concepts.
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    English
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    19.05 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm
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'This textbook serves as an introduction to standard undergraduate classical mechanics topics, including Newton's laws, energy, momentum, oscillators, rotational dynamics and angular momentum. … The real value of this book, however, lies in the extensive set of problems and worked solutions that many students tend to crave and as such is sure to be warmly welcomed.' Contemporary Physics

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Supplementary textbook for all levels of undergraduate physics courses in classical mechanics.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (10 January 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 734 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521876222
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521876223
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 19.05 x 3.81 x 24.77 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 402

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    David Morin is Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Physics Department at Harvard University. He received his A.B. in mathematics from Brown University and his Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from Harvard University. He is the author of five books, including Introduction to Classical Mechanics (Cambridge University Press, 2008), Electricity and Magnetism (Cambridge University Press, co-author, 2013), and Probability: For the Enthusiastic Beginner (2016). When not writing textbooks, thinking of physics limericks, or conjuring up new problems whose answers involve e or the golden ratio, he can be found running along the Charles River or hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Resources for his books, along with other educational material, can be found on his Harvard webpage.

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Stan
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough introduction to classical mechanics
Reviewed in Canada on 2 April 2024
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Goes into lots of detail in his explanations. I would call this book an "advanced' introduction to classical mechanics. Good for self-study enthusiasts because he includes for each chapter a Problem Set for which he gives detailed solutions, and an Exercise Set, which does not have solutions. However, if you can get through the Problem Set, which include some really imaginative problems, without too much sweat before looking at the detailed solutions, then the Exercise Set shouldn't be too scary. Book also includes chapters on Relativity (Special and General) just for good measure. There are of course an abundance of Classical Mechanics books out there, as for example Kibble & Berkshire: Classical Mechanics (also a good book for self-study enthusiasts because it provides answers to exercise problems) or Helliwell & Sahakian: Modern Classical Mechanics, and many more. All these books have their pros and cons, but I don't think you will be disappointed with the Morin book. Finally, before undertaking any of these books, it would certainly be helpful if you have had exposure to "advanced" mathematics (vectors, complex analysis, differential equations, matrix analysis, and so on - stuff you would probably take in the first 2 or 3 years at a university.) Unfortunately, to understand classical mechanics to its fullest, mathematics is at its core.
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Jacob Raziel Hernández Hernández
5.0 out of 5 stars Rápido y en buenas condiciones
Reviewed in Mexico on 4 March 2022
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Venia con un detalle golpecitos, pero de ahí en fuera todo bien. Buen libro para iniciarse en mecánica clásica
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C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Buon manuale ma esercizi difficili
Reviewed in Italy on 23 May 2023
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I contenuti sono buoni, ma solo esercizi di livello avanzato rispetto ad altri libri che vengono consigliati nella mia università.
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Bob M
5.0 out of 5 stars Good third year undergrad mechanics
Reviewed in the United States on 6 September 2020
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This is a very well written book. Good problem sets that build student knowledge along with thorough solutions provided after the problem sets.

This would not be a good book for either first year physics students or first year honors physics students. They may be using this for first year honors at Harvard, but it is doubtful that the students are absorbing more that 50% of the information. There may be the exceptional student who is already grounded in Calculus and intro diff eqns along with a well developed AP physics, but most first year honors will be in over their heads.

With that said, this would be a very good third year mechanics course text. The only real shortcoming is it is missing information on Hamiltonian, non-linear, chaos and such, but that could easily be supplemented during second semester. This treatise is much much better that Taylor's Classical Mechanics which is overly verbose, introduces other nomenclature at the same time it is introducing mechanics (no need to add to student's burdens by using different nomenclature than they are used to). Taylor's examples, problem and answer sets are very weak and add little value to that text.

This particular text should be strongly considered for third year physics mechanics along.
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Xavier!
5.0 out of 5 stars LIvro excelente!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Reviewed in Brazil on 23 July 2019
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Para um aluno de graduação livro é excelente,traz definições incríveis sobre os tópicos de mecânica clássica e a boa escrita do autor ajuda muito os estudantes.
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