I am looking for an introductory book on Mechanics. (I have never studied Physics before)
Calculus (Single and multivariable) is not a problem. Kleppner's "Introduction to Mechanics" looks great, but it is very expensive.
At a few of the internet books seller sites, I have seen the...
Andyroo:
There is a wonderful book called "Linear Algebra Done Wrong" by Professor Sergei Treil.
(The title is a play on the title of Axler's popular book "Linear Algebra Done Right")
Professor Treil's book is used by Caltech for Intro Linear Algebra as well as at Brown Where Treil teaches)...
Setec: Thank you very very much.
The class looks great. Although, I am a bit apprehensive as the prerequisite for the class at Harvard is Math 25 or 55 which cover Rudin, Spivak-Manifolds, and Axler LADR.
I studied "Linear Algebra Done Wrong," a more rigorous version of Axler's book...
After working through Sergei Treil's wonderful book: "Linear Algebra Done Wrong", I would like to study Advanced Algebra. It seems that the most commonly used texts on the undergraduate level are Dummit and Foote (used as a follow up to Apostol's Calculus vol. 1 and vol. 2 at Caltech)...
Thanks for the help information and the links!
After reading the first chapters in Spivak and Apostol and completing the first 10 exercises in each book, I see how different the books are from Larson
This being said, I prefer the style of Apostol over Spivak. On the ocw.mit.edu website...
I am teaching myself calculus using Larson's book. It is pretty easy to understand. However, many people in the forums talk about books by Spivak and Apostol.
What benefits would I get from learning from Spivak or Apostol, that I would lack using Larson?