Self Study book for Classical Mechanics?

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For a foundational understanding of Classical Mechanics necessary for grasping Quantum Mechanics, several resources are recommended. The Schaum's Outline series, particularly "Schaum's Outline of Lagrangian Dynamics," is noted for its accessibility. Other suggested texts include "Classical Mechanics" by Gregory, "Classical Mechanics" by Kibble for a slightly advanced perspective, and "Classical Mechanics" by Taylor. For a more analytical approach, "Analytical Mechanics" by Hand and Finch is recommended. The concise "Landau and Lifschitz" series also offers valuable insights. Key concepts highlighted include the equivalence of Poisson brackets in classical mechanics to commutators in quantum mechanics, and the principle of least action as it applies to both Lagrangian mechanics and classical optics.
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I'm looking to find a cheap and short intro to the minimum knowledge of Classical Mechanics(Hamilton/Lagrange formulations) you need to know to understand properly Quantum Mechanics. Any recommendations? I'm not worried about it being too rigorous or in depth since I will take a full class in the subject later on.

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Schaums outline series (Schaum's Outline of Lagrangian Dynamics )
 
Classical Mechanics- Gregory
Classical Mechanics- Kibble (slightly higher level)
http://farside.ph.utexas.edu/teaching/336k/Newton.pdf"
Classical Mechanics-Taylor
Analytical Mechanics- Hand, Finch
http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Advanced_Classical_Mechanics"
 
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Landau ad Lifschitz - very concise

Fetter and Walecka (on mechanics, not their many-body text)

All you need to know is
Poisson brackets in classical mechanics = Commutator in QM
Lagrangian is just principle of least action like for classical optics
 

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