Introduction to Classical Mechanics
by David Morin · first published 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 ava
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…introduce Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics very early on if you're okay with hand-waving over some of the analytical details and presenting it mostly as a problem solving tool. E.g. David Morin's Introduction to Classical Mechanics does a great job with minimal formal prerequisites (freshman calculus is adequate for the majority of the book) though its exercises and problems, which are the book's highlight, will be too challenging…
on “Is it time to change the undergraduate physics curriculum?” ↗If you want a good textbook, try David Morin's "Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions". Rather rigorous book with a good writing style and a lot of exercises.
on “Learn Physics by Programming in Haskell” ↗I've also been self-studying physics recently. Here are the books that I settled on as providing a good introduction to classical mechanics: Classical Mechanics - John R Taylor Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics - Sussman & Wisdom https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/structure-and-interpretation-... The Theoretical Minimum -…
on “Ask HN: How to self-study physics?” ↗…For the Enthusiastic Beginner (2017) Probability: For the Enthusiastic Beginner (2016) Problems and Solutions in Introductory Mechanics (2014) Electricity and Magnetism (2013) (revision of Purcell) Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions (2008)
on “A Year of Stanford Education at $150: The Reading List” ↗