Looking for an upper division mechanics book, any suggestions?

[skwissgaar]

As the title says, I'm looking for an approachable upper division mechanics book. I'm starting my upper division come fall, and want to get a head start on this course.

Sone background: I've taken the traditional mechanics, E&M, and modern physics (light, waves, intro to relativity and quantum) and math including calc 1-3, linear algebra and differential equations. All courses at the lower division level.

Anyone have any suggestions on a book that my background is suitable for?

 

[Vanadium 50]

What book will you be using? Why not that one?

 

[skwissgaar]

Unfortunately, they don't have books posted yet for the class and won't for some time. I don't know anyone directly who might know as I'm a transfer to university.

 

[Darth Frodo]

Does Upper Division mean Lagrangian / Hamiltonian mechanics?

 

[skwissgaar]

Does Upper Division mean Lagrangian / Hamiltonian mechanics?

Looking at the course description, yes.

 

[Darth Frodo]

The book recommended to us is Classical Mechanics - Taylor.

Here are 2 useful links.

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=387386

https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=667154

 

[WannabeNewton]

This has been discussed many times before on the forum. You can find tons of relevant threads just by using the search function. Here is another thread to add on to Darth's suggestions if you want to see my opinion on the matter: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=686877&highlight=mechanics Taylor is used rather ubiquitously amongst US universities for 2nd year mechanics.

 

[deluks917]

These video lecture+notes were very helpful to me.

http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~maloney/451/