Goldstein 2nd V 3rd Edition

[neutrino]

Hello all,
We are having a course on classical mechanics this year. I'm planning to buy Goldstein. There seems to be a quite a number of changes between the 2nd and 3rd eds. I think the 3rd has an intro' to non-linear dynamics. Even though that topic isn't included in the course, I am intrigued by the ideas behind fractals and chaos.

In your opinion, which edition is the better one?

Thanks in advance,
Navneeth

[fluidistic]

Instead of creating a new thread and since my question is the same:
I'm also planning to buy Goldstein's book but I doubt about the editions. I've read on Amazon that the 3rd has new chapters but also some chapters in the 2nd edition got removed in the 3rd.
I need this book (I already have Landau's first tome) for an upper undergraduate course. I do not need to cover chaos theory in details.
So... which edition do you recommend and why?
Thanks.

[Bill_K]

How much am I bid for my first edition? :smile: No seriously, without having seen either the 2nd or 3rd the answer is obvious: go with the latest. Five years from now you'll be glad you did.

[fluidistic]

How much am I bid for my first edition? :smile: No seriously, without having seen either the 2nd or 3rd the answer is obvious: go with the latest. Five years from now you'll be glad you did.

Ok thanks. I'm going to follow your thoughts unless someone else makes me doubt.