Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach 1st Edition by Jorge V. José (PDF)

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Advances in the study of dynamical systems have revolutionized the way that classical mechanics is taught and understood. Classical Dynamics, first published in 1998, is a comprehensive textbook that provides a complete description of this fundamental branch of physics. The authors cover all the material that one would expect to find in a standard graduate course: Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, canonical transformations, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, perturbation methods, and rigid bodies. They also deal with more advanced topics such as the relativistic Kepler problem, Liouville and Darboux theorems, and inverse and chaotic scattering. A key feature of the book is the early introduction of geometric (differential manifold) ideas, as well as detailed treatment of topics in nonlinear dynamics (such as the KAM theorem) and continuum dynamics (including solitons). The book contains many worked examples and over 200 homework exercises. It will be an ideal textbook for graduate students of physics, applied mathematics, theoretical chemistry, and engineering, as well as a useful reference for researchers in these fields. A solutions manual is available exclusively for instructors.

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⭐Not for the faint at heart. This books uses it all, tensor’s, the form’s approach and more. This book really is for a post-doc. It does all the background things that most books use smoke and mirror’s to do. If the word tensor or one-form’s scare you or never heard of, forget this book. This book is not for anyone at, at least the post-doc. level. If you can understand the book ‘Geometrical method’s of mathematical physics’, by Schultz and can understand it then go for it. I would call this book not even at the level of a grad. student but someone who is in their last year of getting a PhD. Sorry, it is true. If you can understand this book, “How much you will have advanced.” When you can read this book you can call yourself a Physicist. You can get here but it takes time and a lot of coursework to get here.

⭐This book is a very nice work on classical mechanics. The part of non-dynamical systems is well discussed and exemplified. In addition, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms are well posed and discussed with good exercises. Nice book to have as a reference.

⭐I bought Jose and Saletan new and the binding fell apart within about a month of light usage (classes started 9/29 and I’m posting on 10/21). Where light usage is being defined as opening the book, turning pages, reading the pages, and then closing the book. Occasionally the book is open for a few hours on a couple pages while working through a few exercises. Very disappointed that the spine broke, sections of pages became ‘unglued’ from the spine from the bottom up, and eventually by turning the pages they seem to magically ‘unhinge’ themselves from the spine/glue.Also note that I, as a student, have been through a lot of text books and have treated them in varying degrees of care (I used Griffith’s EM heavily but carefully and it is standing the test of time, while my copy of Shankar’s Principles of QM definitely shows the beating I put into it). But this book is by far the easiest and fastest a book has ever fallen apart on me.Bottom Line: This book is too expensive for how quickly and easily it can fall apart.

⭐The book is fantastic, but the printing seems lower than average quality. The words in my book appear dull in the same way as when a printer is about to run out of ink.

⭐A nice book, with modern terminology and up to date. Explains and uses linear forms and is fairly explicit. Covers most subjects, useful for beginners and to look things up.

⭐Very happy, the book came on-time.

⭐Nice book. Discuss application of geometry in quite a detail, although not very deep and modern compared to current mathematics development

⭐Mediocre classical dynamics book compared to Classical Dynamics by Merriam and Thronton.Goldstein is an alternative but is not written as well.

⭐I think that any physicists (should) know(s) the book by H.Goldstein “Classical Mechanics” which is one of best textbook ever written.Well, “Classical Dynamics: A Contemporary Approach ” is, in my opinion, an excellent updated version of the book by Goldstein.It contains new topics like non-linear dynamics, and a final chapter, about continuum dynamics, including classical field theoryand fluid dynamics, both discussed from a modern perspective. You will find discussion about solitons and spinors, sine-Gordonand KdV equations, and much, much more. Each chapter offers several Worked Examples and many homeworks.This a “real” textbook and one can learn a lot from it.

⭐Book contents is good, it is one of the source books I use to teach Classical Mechanics at the graduate level. However, I give it a one star because, as the photo shows, it started to fall apart after about a week of use.

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⭐Un enfoque moderno y completísimo de la mecánica clásica. Todo detallado. Muchos ejemplos. Muy recomendable, tanto para un primer contacto con la asignatura como para profundizar en temas específicos.

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