Classical MechanicsLeonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky
Classical Mechanics
The Theoretical Minimum
by Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky · first published 2013
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A string theorist and a citizen scientist instruct lay readers on elementary principles of physics and associated math that amateur enthusiasts should know in order to study more advanced topics, in a reference that covers such topics as classical mechanics, electromagnetic fields and chaos theory. "A first course in physics and associated math for the ardent amateur ... beginning with classical mechanics"--Dust jacket flap.
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Awesome! By the way, there are also books that accompany the first three courses: https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mechanics-Theoretical-GEORG... https://www.amazon.com/Quantum-Mechanics-Theoretical-Leonard... https://www.amazon.com/Special-Relativity-Classical-Field-Th... If you get the first one, make sure to get the one…
on “Spacetime Calculus [pdf]” ↗…OS X?), but it's not the best way to learn modern physics. I recommend Lenny Susskind's awesome lecture series, "Modern Physics, the Theoretical Minimum," at Stanford-On-Youtube. In viewing order: Classical Mechanics http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=189C0DCE90CB6D81 Quantum Mechanics http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=84C10A9CB1D13841 Special Relativity: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CCD6C043FEC59772…
on “Another work by Sussman - S & I of Classical Mechanics” ↗…precise, still concise and (hopefully) still accurate description. However, if you want to dig further, the most beginner friendly introduction that I've stumbled upon is Susskind's The Theoretical Minimum - Classical Mechanics [1](there's a book & a series of videos). [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagrangian_mechanics [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Theoretical_Minimum
on “All of Physics in 9 Lines” ↗Indeed. I'd suggest Susskind's Theoretical Minimum: Classical Mechanics if someone wants an introduction. He doesn't explicitly prove Noether but he demonstrates the connection between symmetry and conservation laws building the intuition to properly appreciate Noether. I've…
on “A Century of Noether's Theorem” ↗Leonard Susskind's Classical Mechanics course: http://theoreticalminimum.com/courses/classical-mechanics/20...
on “Learn Physics by Programming in Haskell” ↗