Trying to pinpoint the name of an old mechanics textbook

[pines-demon]

I am trying to find a series of books that was very helpful for me during first year university. The first in the series is a Mechanics textbook. There are at least two others, one that introduces quantum mechanics. These books are known to be much more difficult that the usual Sears & Semanski, but are still considered introductory. It is neither the Halliday&Resnick or Serway. The books were probably made for engineers, but I am not totally sure. The books use imperial units. If anybody has a good list of mechanics books that would help, Google is not being very helpful.

 

[Frabjous]

Berkeley Physics Course
Kittel Mechanics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Physics_Course
Famous for Purcell(2), Crawford(3) and Reif(5)

 

[pines-demon]

Berkeley Physics Course
Kittel Mechanics

No it was less "mainstream"

 

[Frabjous]

Manchester Physics Series
Dynamics and Relativity by Forshaw

MIT Introductory Physics Series
French Newtonian Mechanics

Alonso and Finn (3 vol)

 

[pines-demon]

Alonso and Finn (3 vol)

That's the one. Thanks.

 

[WWGD]

That's the one. Thanks.

To remember it if needed again, think of a law firm or another detective series on TV.

 

[pines-demon]

To remember it if needed again, think of a law firm or another detective series on TV.

I guess I did not catch the reference. What do you mean?

 

[WWGD]

I guess I did not catch the reference. What do you mean?

I meant as a heuristic. The name " Alonso and Finn" sound like one of those cop shows, or the name of a law firm. Yes, I guess an off-the-cuff comment. If you forget it at some later point that the name of the book sounded like the name of the show, or like the name of a law firm. ;).

 

[pines-demon]

I meant as a heuristic. The name " Alonso and Finn" sound like one of those cop shows, or the name of a law firm. Yes, I guess an off-the-cuff comment. If you forget it at some later point that the name of the book sounded like the name of the show, or like the name of a law firm. ;).

– What was the name of the mechanics book again?
– Starsky & Hutch, Introduction to Classical Field Theory


Jokes aside, there are various author duos so it is easy to mix them up.

 

[MidgetDwarf]

That's the one. Thanks.

Those are pretty good books, and I believe the best intro physics book.

The issue is that they are out of print, and the newer edition, titled Physics, is watered down and removes the content of mainly the 2nd and hugely the third volume.

Physics titled book is still good, but yeah.

For a cheaper alternative. I also like shankars two volumes on intro physics. Get the 2nd ed? The one that has problems and a copy of a general physics book.

Read Shankar for the physics then do problems from a run of the mill physics book. Then attempt the problems in Shankar.

Total cost for this option would be no more than $60 usd.

 

[Muu9]

The issue is that they are out of print, and the newer edition, titled Physics, is watered down and removes the content of mainly the 2nd and hugely the third volume.

What is the out of print good edition titled? "Fundamental University Physics"?

 

[Frabjous]

What is the out of print good edition titled? "Fundamental University Physics"?

Yes, in three volumes.