An Introduction To Mechanics by Daniel Kleppner

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For 40 years, Kleppner and Kolenkow's classic text has introduced students to the principles of mechanics. Now brought up to date, this revised and improved second edition is ideal for classical mechanics courses for first- and second-year undergraduates with foundation skills in mathematics. The book retains all the features of the first edition, including numerous worked examples, challenging problems and extensive illustrations, and has been restructured to improve the flow of ideas. It show more now features new examples taken from recent developments, such as laser slowing of atoms, exoplanets and black holes; a 'Hints, Clues and Answers' section for the end-of-chapter problems to support student learning; and a solutions manual for instructors at www.cambridge.org/kandk. show less

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telryon 17 reviews

An excellent text on introductory kinematics and mechanics. Don't let "introductory" fool you, though. I used this book as the primary text for an honors physics course at Cornell University, and it is not for the faint of heart.

Provides excellent detail on vector manipulation, calculus based physics and even provides an introduction to special relativity. Practice problems are instructive, relevant and challenging.

The writing is clear and easy to read, for a physics textbook.

½

Jan 28, 2008

billmcn 183 reviews

First year classical physics textbook at Cornell circa 1991. Newton's laws plus special relativity kinematics. Lots of problem sets involving weights and pulleys.

Dec 16, 2007