Kleppner's and french's mechanics, are there any other challenging books?

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The discussion revolves around the search for challenging books on Newtonian and relativity mechanics, specifically comparing them to Daniel Kleppner's "An Introduction to Mechanics" and the two volumes by French in the MIT series. Participants express their experiences and opinions regarding the difficulty of problems presented in these texts.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants inquire about other challenging mechanics books aside from Kleppner's and French's works.
  • One participant expresses the belief that no other books match the difficulty of Kleppner and Kolenkow's "An Introduction To Mechanics."
  • Another participant mentions Irodov's problem book as an excellent resource for challenging problems.
  • There are questions regarding the availability of solutions to problems in the back of Kleppner's and French's books, with some noting that Kleppner and Kolenkow's book includes answers for many problems.
  • A participant shares their personal situation regarding access to Kleppner's book through a family member.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on whether there are other books as challenging as Kleppner's and French's. Multiple views on the difficulty of various texts remain present.

Contextual Notes

Some discussions may depend on personal experiences with the texts, and the perceived difficulty may vary based on individual backgrounds and problem-solving skills.

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are there other tough Newtonian & relativity mechanics books besides daniel kleppner's intro to mechanics and french's two volumes of mit series?
i mean with respect to the problems.
 
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no other books are as tough as those?
it's really upsetting that i don't have those in my library.
 
You will not, in my humble opinion, find any book better than Kleppner and Kolenkow's "An Introduction To Mechanics."
 
Are there any solutions to problems in the back of these books?
 
Well an excellent problem book is Irodov's :cool:
 
gokugreene said:
Are there any solutions to problems in the back of these books?
Many of the problems in K&K include answers at the end of the problem so it is easy to check your work.
 
your replies are appreciated.
at the moment, my only hope to take a chance to glance at kleppner's book is with my brother.
i hope he could find it, although with my luck he wo'nt.

thanks, anyway.
 

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