That sounds great, especially the additional examples which will help me a lot. Given the length of time between editions, I would be surprised if the changes were not substantial. I am used to seeing other textbooks new edition's prefaces as a marketing spiel overstating the improvements, so I...
In the preface, they state that there is a "recasting" on the discussion of special relativity, though I cannot really speak for it as I am not familiar with either editions of the text yet. :)
I found their discussion on the changes to the 2nd edition to sound far more subtle and modest than...
I just received the 2nd edition which came out a few days ago. Looks great! I was a bit disappointed to find only hints to select problems. For those that self study, did you try to verify answers online?
That is great to hear! I did go through mechanics in my Physics course as well as a separate engineering mechanics course in the past. I was finding the questions in Young and Freedman uninteresting this time around so want a bit more challenge.
I have not picked up the book yet because the...
Thanks verty, sounds like a good plan. I will likely work up through Ch 7 and then dive right into the Mechanics book. I think 10-14 will eventually be real important but I will get there when the time comes. I appreciate the response!
Thanks. I have been trying to pick a good variety of problems in each section and seem to be doing pretty good so far. I will keep at it and look at the MIT OCW materials when I get a chance.
Is there any glaring area that this Calc book would not cover well enough to really tackle the...
So I have been interested in trying to do some physics that require more heavy use of calculus. I plan on getting Kleppner's mechanics book as well as Purcells E&M book.
Having been out of school for so long, I need to brush up on my calculus, and I was wondering what the best approach would...
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! Those info to modern physics books looks like a great step after Young and Freedman.
Regarding the Feynman Lectures, I have heard a lot about them. I wonder if I might get more out of them compared to Young/Freedman. For instance, I have mechanics and...
Thanks guys! So a lot of my calculus is probably adequate to refresh as I go, but I need a good refresher on vector calc, group theory, and linear algebra. Do you think the Riley Mathematical Methods is an adequate book for self study and gaining more familiarity with these methods? I have read...
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I have occasionally lurked this forum and have found some really interesting discussions. I finally decided to join the forum and also wanted to start off with a question.
I have a bachelors degree in mechanical engineering so I have the mathematics and physics foundation typically...