tronter Messages 183 Reaction score 1 Thread starter Mar 4, 2008 #1 I do not like Thorton/Marion. Is Atam P. Arya's book "An Introduction to Classical Mechanics" good? Or "Classical Particles- Point Particles and Relativity" by W. Greiner good?
I do not like Thorton/Marion. Is Atam P. Arya's book "An Introduction to Classical Mechanics" good? Or "Classical Particles- Point Particles and Relativity" by W. Greiner good?
ytoruno Messages 85 Reaction score 0 Mar 6, 2008 #2 actually, i didn't like thornton so much either. I only though chapter 7 was well written and clear. I instead read Arya's text and landau's.
actually, i didn't like thornton so much either. I only though chapter 7 was well written and clear. I instead read Arya's text and landau's.
Daverz Messages 1,003 Reaction score 80 Mar 6, 2008 #3 Fowles, Analytical Mechanics. Prices of the newest edition are ridiculous, so I'd go for older editions (I have the 4th edition.)
Fowles, Analytical Mechanics. Prices of the newest edition are ridiculous, so I'd go for older editions (I have the 4th edition.)