Classical Mechanics (5th Edition) by Tom Kibble (PDF)

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This is the fifth edition of a well-established textbook. It is intended to provide a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, an old subject that is at the base of all of physics, but in which there has also in recent years been rapid development. The book is aimed at undergraduate students of physics and applied mathematics. It emphasizes the basic principles, and aims to progress rapidly to the point of being able to handle physically and mathematically interesting problems, without getting bogged down in excessive formalism. Lagrangian methods are introduced at a relatively early stage, to get students to appreciate their use in simple contexts. Later chapters use Lagrangian and Hamiltonian methods extensively, but in a way that aims to be accessible to undergraduates, while including modern developments at the appropriate level of detail. The subject has been developed considerably recently while retaining a truly central role for all students of physics and applied mathematics.This edition retains all the main features of the fourth edition, including the two chapters on geometry of dynamical systems and on order and chaos, and the new appendices on conics and on dynamical systems near a critical point. The material has been somewhat expanded, in particular to contrast continuous and discrete behaviours. A further appendix has been added on routes to chaos (period-doubling) and related discrete maps. The new edition has also been revised to give more emphasis to specific examples worked out in detail.Classical Mechanics is written for undergraduate students of physics or applied mathematics. It assumes some basic prior knowledge of the fundamental concepts and reasonable familiarity with elementary differential and integral calculus.

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⭐I found this book to be a fantastic overview of classical mechanics. Having already had a fairly extensive background in undergraduate level math and physics, I found the level on which this book operates to be a perfect next step: very rigorous but clear, with many excellent problems at the end of each chapter which introduce important topics and provide a good range of difficulty. This would probably not be a good introduction to the topic, but would be excellent for anyone with at least the equivalent of a freshman physics and calculus course under their belt who wants a more advanced treatment.

⭐This is a great book! It may sound like a minor detail, but the font on a paperback textbook makes all the difference in the world! The author spaces the text from the equations and uses a very elegant style to format everything. He strategically uses the dot-notation for time derivatives in places to reduce clutter and d/dt notation where emphasis is needed. The subjects are arranged in a fluid fashion and is suitable for [in my opinion] both Intermediate and Graduate level Mechanics.

⭐I purchased this book based on a course on “Applied Math” in college; any years ago. Turns out; what was once a broad-based study is, nowadays, divided into about 6 or 7 disciplines. Some, completely outside the true purpose of Applied Math. Bottom line: the current approach will (does) lead to a plethora of engineers/problem solvers, that will/do lack the broad-based education that allows creativity to flourish. books like this help me to understand why engineering problem solvers, cannot truly solve the problems they were hired to solve.

⭐You’re going to have to do some leg work of your own to fully grasp classical mechanics from this text, but as a primer, or a theoretical background, it’s a fairly solid textbook.

⭐Logically complete, your questions will always have an answer if you look for them. The build-up of concepts based on previous concepts is complete. Examples are thought-provoking and rarely tedious. Explanations are precise, clear, and complete, and not wordy.

⭐This book was actually better than my graduate level book. Very clear and lots of detail.

⭐This book covers a huge amount of classic physics techniques and theories. I bought it for the Hamiltonian section but I really like reading it. Note – I am not a physicist but I have a masters in math and do a lot of reading for amusement in physics of all kinds.

⭐Packs a lot for its (thankfully) small physical size. Great review/reference travel text.

⭐This is a thought-provoking textbook on Mechanics that compliments the more traditional Mathematics approach. It feels closer to Physics than is usual, but that said, it certainly shows what a lot can be done with a little calculus. Strongly recommended for anyone interested in Theoretical Physics.

⭐Sometimes a bit quick to advance through a topic so be sure to fully understand EVERYTHING before moving on. This book would benefit from being printed in a slightly larger text.

⭐Essential book for those furthering from first year undergraduate mechanics.

⭐A wonderful (if one can use such a term about physics) book. It opened my eyes to the Hamiltonian for the first time. A very very good text for physics undergraduates.

⭐It’s useful

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