Classical Mechanics
by John R. Taylor · first published 2005
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"Classical Mechanics is intended for students who have studied some mechanics in an introductory physics course, such as "freshman physics." ...the book covers most of the topics normally found in books at this level, including conservation laws, oscillations, Lagrangian mechanics, two-body problems, non-inertial frames, rigid bodies, normal modes, chaos theory, Hamiltonian mechanics, and continuum mechanics. A particular highlight is the chapter on chaos, which focuses on a few simple systems, to give a truly comprehensible introduction to the concepts that we hear so much about. At the end o
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Classical Mechanics, John R. Taylor Its pretty much the best textbook I've ever owned.
on “The Best Textbooks on Every Subject” ↗I love how everyone has their favorite Classical Mechanics text and how they are almost all very different, though Goldstein and Marion almost always top the lists. I learned from a less established text by Taylor: http://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mechanics-John-R-Taylor/dp/1...…
on “Double Pendulum in fewer than 100 lines of JavaScript” ↗Classical Mechanics by Taylor Relearning mechanics from first principles is fun!
on “Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS?” ↗John Taylor "Classical Mechanics"
on “Learn Physics by Programming in Haskell” ↗…Molecules, Solids, Nuclei, and Particles, by Eisberg and Resnick: I learned out of this, but haven't taught out of it. Comprehensive.] Intermediate Classical Dynamics: (I haven't taught this one!) * ?Classical Mechanics, by John Taylor: I've heard very good things about this one. [* Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, by Thornton and Marion: I learned out of it. It was fine.] Intermediate Electromagnetism:…
on “The Best Textbooks on Every Subject” ↗A great starting book that helps build a good intution is "An Introduction to Error Analysis" by John Taylor (of Classical Mechanics fame). Basically if you are taking any kind of measurements and need to compose them intelligently this is where to start. From sig-figs to chi squared. A must read for any starting researcher My experience…
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite statistics and probability textbooks?” ↗Let's have some fun. Here's a basic special relativity problem from John R. Taylor's Classical Mechanics. A space explorer A sets off at a steady 0.95c to a distant star. After exploring the star for a short time, he returns at the same speed and gets home after a total absence of 80 years (as measured…
on “The Sad Story of Heisenberg's Doctoral Oral Exam (1998)” ↗