Classical Mechanics
by John R. Taylor
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Author: John R. TaylorEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-01-01
ISBN: 189138922X
Number of pages: 786
Publisher: University Science Books
Book Reviews of Classical Mechanics
Book Review: A decent textbook
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is a decent textbook for studying classical mechanics. Although I agree with the other reviewers that Taylor is verbose, he makes up for this with his clear and easy to read writing style. As a result, I would say this book is ideal for self study and there are plenty of exercises with answers in the back of the book for one to check their work.
If one is looking at this text for a self study book, I would say the prerequisite for this book is an introductory course in mechanics at the freshman level. In terms of mathematical preparation, I would say ideally you should be familiar with calculus up through vector analysis and the basics of differential equations. Although Taylor attempts to develop both vector analysis and differential equations in the text and you could probably get by without them, I think knowing these subjects before hand will help you to focus on the physics better.
The reason why I don't give this product 5 stars is that I think the level of this book could be a bit more sophisticated since it is primarily intended for a junior level mechanics courses. For example, there isn't too much in the first five chapters that a third year physics major hasn't encountered before. Therefore, I would say that these chapters should only be given a quick once through just to review the material before proceeding to the more interesting later chapters.
Despite this fact, I still think that Taylor's text is a good book and would recommend it for anyone wanting to study classical mechanics at the undergraduate level. It will give you a solid understanding of the material and a good foundation for further study.
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