Classical Mechanics Textbooks: A Must-Have for Physics Students

[boringelectron]

I'm sophomore in physics looking for best free books for classical mechanics and for vibrations and waves.

Anyone with references pleaseThank you

 

[phinds]

https://www.physicsforums.com/forums/science-and-math-textbooks.21/

 

[fresh_42]

Here is one reference from Miami: http://web2.physics.miami.edu/~nearing/mechanics/mechanics.pdf
but I'm sure many universities (around the world) have scripts or even books on Mechanics online available.

 

[jasonRF]

Prof. Fitzpatrick at UT Austin posts his lexture notes, whichvare really books.

http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching.html

Good luck.

 

[smodak]

I'm sophomore in physics looking for best free books for classical mechanics and for vibrations and waves.

Anyone with references pleaseThank you

http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/301/301.pdf
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/celestial/Celestial/Celestial.html
https://www.physics.upenn.edu/sites/www.physics.upenn.edu/files/Classical_Mechanics_a_Critical_Introduction_0.pdf
http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/classical/texfiles/2005/book/classical.pdf

There are many more. But, for the level you are looking, probably you should start here
There is a zip file for course materials in that page (direct link), download it and unzip it. Go through the transcripts subfolder and it makes a great offline resource for learning Classical Mechanics.
Open start.html and it will provide you with links to download problem sets.
And if you prefer videos of the transcripts, here they are.

Lastly,look through this thread for many free books on many topics.

Hope this helps

 

[Wrichik Basu]

An Introduction To Mechanics by Kleppner, Kolenkow is a good book. I was recommended this book here, and later by some professors as well. Though I haven't read it in full, it's good.

 

[smodak]

An Introduction To Mechanics by Kleppner, Kolenkow is a good book. I was recommended this book here, and later by some professors as well. Though I haven't read it in full, it's good.

OP is looking for free online books.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

OP is looking for free online books.

I've got a free pdf version. That's why I recommended it.

 

[smodak]

I've got a free pdf version. That's why I recommended it.

That can't be legal.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

That can't be legal.

Yes, you're right. Just verified and deleted it. Actually a friend of mine had given it to me, so I never checked out copyright. I also have the hard copy, I kept the soft copy because I cannot always take the hard copy to all places, like washrooms

 

[smodak]

I also have the hard copy, I kept the soft copy because I cannot always take the hard copy to all places, like washrooms

Yes, I wish publishers will give rights to the soft copy when a hard copy is purchased - even the DRM-ed ones.

 

[vanhees71]

Yes, you're right. Just verified and deleted it. Actually a friend of mine had given it to me, so I never checked out copyright. I also have the hard copy, I kept the soft copy because I cannot always take the hard copy to all places, like washrooms

I wonder what's the use of analytical-mechanics textbooks in washrooms ;-)...

 

[smodak]

I wonder what's the use of analytical-mechanics textbooks in washrooms ;-)...

Best time to read physics. Try it :)

 

[Wrichik Basu]

I wonder what's the use of analytical-mechanics textbooks in washrooms ;-)...

When you have a huge amount of school syllabus to complete, but you still want to read out of passion, then you'll have to utilise every bit of time.