Landau

[nolanp2]

i'm having major problems with mecanics because the recomended text book mechanics by landau and lif****z is far too mathematical. can anyone recomend a book which covers similar material with less general equations etc? i'm willing to lower myself to using engineering books!

[Daverz]

Sounds like you need an undergrad text as a backup. See this thread (http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=150844&highlight=mechanics).

[marcusl]

Actually I like Marion, Classical Dynamics. Get a hold of the 2nd edition, people report it's better than the new edition.

[gabee]

I really like my textbook, University Physics by Young and Freedman.

http://www.amazon.com/University-Physics-Young/dp/0805391789
http://www.amazon.com/University-Physics-Modern-11th/dp/080538684X

I haven't seen the ones the others are recommending but I think the strength of mine is in the clarity. The authors always work out and prove everything they expect you to know.