Which is the best book for studying Rotational mechanics?

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Homework Statement:: Which is the best book that you've read for understanding rotational mechanics ?
Relevant Equations:: Kindly let me know.

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You make it hard to help if you don't mention a level. Introductory, undergrad, worse ?

I had (long ago 😁 )
R. J. Stephenson: Mechanics and properties of matter Ch 6 (about 80 pages) and
L. E. Goodman: Dynamics, Ch 6 and 7 and appendix II (a lot more; gyroscopes etc)

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From your other posts I gather introductory. What about a more modern (2004 😁 but I see the 2016 is aleraddy out of print) Young and Freedman: University physics Ch 9 and 10 (about 80 pages too).

Best: go to a university library and find a mechanics textbook (with lots of exercises :smile:) to your liking
 
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You make it hard to help if you don't mention a level. Introductory, undergrad, worse ?

I had
R. J. Stephenson: Mechanics and properties of matter Ch 6 (about 80 pages) and
L. E. Goodman: Dynamics, Ch 6 and 7 and appendix II (a lot more)
Thanks for your help.
You are right. I should have mentioned it. I was asking for the best book for understanding rotational mechanics for undergraduate entrance exams like IITJEE in India.
 
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Not familiar with the requirements but I expect the curriculum is well described and there must be lots of suitable problem sets around.

Best, again: prepare to also visit a teacher (lector, prof) at the university if you go there anyway :smile:
 
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I suppose you already googled things like this ? E-mail the author !
So there is a syllabus and a whole cottage industry -- use them !
 
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I suppose you already googled things like this ? E-mail the author !
So there is a syllabus and a whole cottage industry -- use them !
I was hoping for a book dedicated to understanding rotational mechanics for undergraduate level.
 
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I would be surprised if your hope can be fulfilled:
At undergraduate level the introduction of rotation is often done by showing analogies with linear motion. So as a an extension of a chapter.
Specifics are taking a back seat (more math needed, complexity, etc.).

I have not heard of an undergraduate lecture subject 'rotational mechanics'. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist somewhere, but the market must be marginal.
 
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Thanks for your help.
You are right. I should have mentioned it. I was asking for the best book for understanding rotational mechanics for undergraduate entrance exams like IITJEE in India.
understand the concepts from "HCV"(concepts of physics by HC Verma) and NCERT for JEE type questions do either mechanics 2 by DC Pandey or BM Sharma and then finally to gain absolute mastery go to books like "problems in general physics" by IE Irodov or "500 selected problems in physics for JEE mains and advance" by DC pandey and obviously questions from past papers are a must. as stated by @BvU there are plenty of sources to learn rotational mechanics mostly there are few books dedicated only on the topic but I think there is one by S.L Loney.
 
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go to a university library and find a mechanics textbook (with lots of exercises :smile:) to your liking
Might be a little hard with Covid and all.
 
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