Which books are good for reviewing classical mechanics?

[hagopbul]

Hello :

i am reviewing my physics classes , which book you recommend for good review in classical mechanics , and i am not able to find the goldstein book online , do you know something i can find online , and is in the level of goldstein , or arnold

Best regards
H

 

[apostolosdt]

You can find all those books you mention in the Internet, but it would be illegal to download any of them, unless you get official permission. Yes, I'm afraid good old times of Gigapedia and the like have long gone. Have you tried any relevant courses on the OCM.MIT site? Many instructors have their textbooks online there.

 

[hagopbul]

sadly i dont know another title than goldstein which create some difficulties when looking for a textbook , about the pedia , more like general knowledge than a text book

 

[Vanadium 50]

am not able to find the goldstein book online

In other words, steal it.

 

[Vanadium 50]

Goldsrein's estate must get what, $2K or $3K a year in royalties. I can't believe people begrudge his family that,

 

[Frabjous]

Goldsrein's estate must get what, $2K or $3K a year in royalties. I can't believe people begrudge his family that,

People begrudge the remainder of the $253 list price that goes to the publisher. Admittedly, Arnold is more reasonably priced, but Springer is now print on demand.

 

[gmax137]

Amazon has used copies, 30 to 45 Usd.

 

[apostolosdt]

sadly i dont know another title than goldstein which create some difficulties when looking for a textbook , about the pedia , more like general knowledge than a text book

Well, Gigapedia was a site with about half a million scientific titles in downloadable formats. When authorities shut it down, it was described like a second Library of Alexandria loss by its users. There was even some sort of petition signed by a number of academicians to reopen it!

 

[Frabjous]

Amazon has used copies, 30 to 45 Usd.

The availability can be country dependent.

 

[haushofer]

How about David Tong's lecture notes?

 

[pines-demon]

Hello :

i am reviewing my physics classes , which book you recommend for good review in classical mechanics , and i am not able to find the goldstein book online , do you know something i can find online , and is in the level of goldstein , or arnold

Best regards
H

Wait a bit, the Internet Archive was down but it is now back and running (no login allowed for the moment though).

 

[gmax137]

The availability can be country dependent.

True. But my point was, you don't always have to buy the latest $253 new copy; look for used. Especially when it is for self study.

 

[hagopbul]

In other words, steal it.

There is a misunderstanding if I wanted to download a copy of it I wouldn't ask for other titles , I am using Internet archive to borrow books ,but goldstein is not available so I am asking if you know other titles which are as good as goldstein for review

 

[PhDeezNutz]

https://physics.stackexchange.com/q...le-with-nonholonomic-constraints-in-goldstein

Get the second edition if you can (legally). The third apparently gets non holonomic constraints wrong at some point.

https://www.amazon.com/Classical-Mechanics-2nd-Ed-Second/dp/B0086XKUF8?tag=pfamazon01-20

$37 ain’t bad.

 

[Vanadium 50]

The moral calculus is fairly simple: I want it, I don't want to pay for it, so I am going to just take it. Or rather, since I don't have the gumption to take it myself, complain nobody has done the hard work for me.

"I'm only going to steal the one" is not an argument I find strong.

Textbooks are expensive to produce. Sales are low for all but a few intro-level books. so these costs are amortized over a small number of books. That raises the price for everyone. They aren't stealing from the publisher. They are stealing from you.

 

[berkeman]

Thread closed for Moderation (and hopefully reopening)...

 

[berkeman]

A post suggesting an illegal book download site has been deleted (and warned), and the resulting side-discussion about illegal book downloads has been deleted. I've left V50's post above as a reminder about such downloads.

Thread is reopened provisionally.

 

[mpresic3]

Your post suggest you want to review classical mechanics. You do not mention the level you want to review it. At the graduate level, you will probably use Goldstein, but I do not recommend it as a review text unless you already have read it and need a refresher. For example, if you need to review it for a doctoral qualifying exam, maybe goldstein is alright. Even if you studying for the qualifying exam are I think and intermediate text like Symon, or Marion would be better, because the problems on the test probably will not be as difficult as some Goldstein problems. If you are reviewing any undergraduate mechanics, it may be better to study one level down than your most advanced class, at least in the beginning of your review. For example, if you are reviewing junior or senior classical mechanics, you may want to be sure you understand freshman and sophomore level mechanics.