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written by Stephen Thornton and Jerry Marion
This is an upper division classical mechanics text.  It covers both Newtonian and Hamiltonian/Lagrangian mechanics with a variety of applications. Topics covered include oscillations, chaos, central force motion, rigid bodies, waves, and special relativity.
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Classical Mechanics
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- Upper Undergraduate
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© 2004 Brooks/Cole
ISBN Number:
0534408966
ISBN-13:
9780534408961
Keywords:
Rigid bodies, lagrangian, oscillations
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Metadata instance created June 23, 2006 by David Donnelly
Record Updated:
August 19, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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January 1, 2004
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I think this is a good text.

Author: Dave
Posted: September 28, 2009 at 5:38PM
Source: The Nucleus collection

Let me first say that I did not use this text as a student.  I used Symon.  However, as an instructor, I really like this text.  I think it does things at the appropriate level, and provides the student with enough information to solve problems, but not so much that they don't have to think.

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S. Thornton and J. Marion, Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems, 5th Edition ed. (2004), <http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=0&Ntk=all%7CP_EPI&Ntt=9780534408961%7C1998181527197058936616919575661608489229&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial>.
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Thornton, S., & Marion, J. (2004). Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems (5th Edition ed.). Retrieved March 29, 2024, from http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=0&Ntk=all%7CP_EPI&Ntt=9780534408961%7C1998181527197058936616919575661608489229&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial
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Thornton, Stephen, and Jerry Marion. Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems. 5th Edition ed. 2004. http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?N=0&Ntk=all%7CP_EPI&Ntt=9780534408961%7C1998181527197058936616919575661608489229&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial (accessed 29 March 2024).
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