Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems Stephen Thornton and Jerry Marion is a textbook in English, aimed at students in higher education. It covers classical mechanics of particles and systems with a systematic approach.
The authors make extensive use of vector analysis to explore topics such as the motion of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. The book also discusses the integral formulation of mechanics in Lagrangian terms. It uses modern notation and terminology to facilitate the transition to quantum mechanics.
This textbook is thematically aligned with fields such as classical mechanics and general mechanics within science and mathematics. It is a valuable reference work within the collection of textbooks for technical and science-oriented programs.