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Classical Machine Hardback - 2004
by John R. Taylor
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- Title Classical Machine
- Author John R. Taylor
- Binding Hardback
- Edition US Edition
- Condition New
- Pages 786
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University Science Books, Sausalito
- Publication date 2004-09-15
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # FBS021
- ISBN 9781891389221 / 189138922X
- Weight 3.38 lbs (1.53 kg)
- Dimensions 10.2 x 7.26 x 1.67 in (25.91 x 18.44 x 4.24 cm)
- Category Science
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2004054971
- Dewey Decimal Code 531
- Quantity available 1
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Summary
Classical Mechanics is intended for students who have studied some mechanics in an introductory physics course, such as “freshman physics’. With unusual clarity, 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 of each chapter is a large selection of interesting problems for the student, 744 in all, classified by topic and approximate difficulty, and ranging for simple exercises to challenging computer projects (from vitalsource.com).
Reader reviews for Classical Machine
Review summary
Readers hail John R. Taylor’s Classical Mechanics as a clear, rigorous, and remarkably comprehensive undergraduate text, praised for lucid prose, careful derivations, and a smooth progression from Newtonian mechanics to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms—plus topics like rigid bodies, chaos, and relativity. It’s widely seen as suitable for both courses and self-study, with math introduced as needed. Critiques note a relative shortage of computational exercises, uneven depth in areas such as Hamiltonian mechanics, symmetries, and rigid-body intuition, a slow build that revisits introductory material, and occasional dryness or mismatched problem difficulty. Overall, it’s regarded as a standard-setting, highly recommended foundation for intermediate to advanced mechanics.
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From the publisher
First line
Mechanics is the study of how things move: how planets move around the sun, how a skier moves down the slope, or how an electron moves around the nucleus of an atom.
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Citations
- Scitech Book News, 12/01/2004, Page 47
