John Taylor’s Classical Mechanics is a thorough study book that provides in-depth insights into classical mechanics. This book is aimed at students with a basic knowledge of mechanics and covers topics such as conservation laws, oscillations, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, chaos theory, and continuum mechanics.
- Clear and lucid explanations of complex concepts, enriched with examples that strengthen understanding
- Contains 744 practice problems, ranging from fundamental questions to complex computer projects
- Widely used in more than 450 universities in the US and Canada and translated into six languages
- Includes an accessible introduction to chaos theory, often regarded as a difficult subject
This study book on Taylor classical mechanics offers a current and carefully compiled introduction to classical mechanics, suitable as a reference work and for independent study.