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Dear forum,
I recently took an analytic mechanics course at UCLA in which the average grade on the first midterm was something like a 27 out of 80. The teacher was a brilliant man but unfortunately could not convey the material to the students. I don't think anyone felt as though they had gained a better understanding of classical mechanics after taking the course. So I have taken it upon myself to buy a textbook on the subject and learn the material on my own over the summer. What are your recommendations and or bad experiences? The book we used in our course was "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems" by Thornton and Marion 5th ed. which seemed like a good read based on the short amount of exposure I had to it. But I would like to know your opinions before I get too involved in a bad book.
Thanks
I recently took an analytic mechanics course at UCLA in which the average grade on the first midterm was something like a 27 out of 80. The teacher was a brilliant man but unfortunately could not convey the material to the students. I don't think anyone felt as though they had gained a better understanding of classical mechanics after taking the course. So I have taken it upon myself to buy a textbook on the subject and learn the material on my own over the summer. What are your recommendations and or bad experiences? The book we used in our course was "Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems" by Thornton and Marion 5th ed. which seemed like a good read based on the short amount of exposure I had to it. But I would like to know your opinions before I get too involved in a bad book.
Thanks