Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

I know this is a reprint and I was worried it would be junk like so many cheap paperback versions of these books are, but so as far as the actual binding and such goes, its pretty good quality. Came slightly dented from shipping, but this is a cheap toss around into-the-backpack copy, not something I intend on putting in a library.In terms of the actual material of the book, I really like it. This was one of about six "recommended" texts for a class with no "required" texts, and I regret not getting it until just before the first test. It is set up very similar to Griffith's E&M book, however there are more examples and those examples are worked out in more detail. Each chapter has probably ~40-50 problems with example and problem sets. Clear and concise structure and formatting, I have yet to find any typo's or incorrect problems, etc. This is not really sufficient for graduate level study, but for undergrad I think it's perfect.

The shipping and book price are too expensive, it should be have of this price, the quality and material of the book is good, the content and the explanation is not that much.

I am using this book to study for a graduate-level physics assessment exam, so I am not going through it in the natural order of the chapters. I will update this review once I have finished going through the book.From what I've read so far, this is my new favorite mechanics book. In general, I have not been satisfied with any of the mechanics textbooks I've read so far, with my previous favorite being the Landau/Lifshitz mechanics text.As an undergraduate, I used lecture notes my professor wrote supplemented with Taylor's Classical Mechanics. I thought Taylor's book was very accessible, but was disappointed that it did not cover the material on a deeper level. However, the worked out examples were very helpful.In my Master's program, I used Goldstein's Classical Mechanics, and supplemented it with the Landau/Lifshitz book. Goldstein covered the material in more depth, but I felt like I was understanding the mathematics and missing out on some of the bigger connections between the mathematics and the physics. I also felt like I understood the material in the narrow context it was used, but that was about it. Goldstein also does not have very many worked out examples throughout the text, and that made learning some of the topics difficult. Landau/Lifshitz book provided me with much more insight into what was physically going on in these systems, and the repercussions of the math behind the systems. The L/L book is very terse, which can be both an advantage and disadvantage at times. The worked out problems usually do not include all of the steps, but enough is provided such that a student could write out the complete derivation on their own.So far I have really enjoyed Thorton & Marion. Here are the things I like about the book:-The authors are fairly thorough when it comes to these concepts. I think they even go into more depth than Goldstein on many of them. From reading these sections I feel like I have a much stronger understanding of the material than I did while reading any of the other books.- The use of language is very precise, and they are careful to say when and how the concepts they discuss are applicable. One of the biggest pet peeves of mine is when an author makes a vague or general statement than has room for interpretation.- I feel like I have a broader understanding of how these concepts are relevant both to other mechanical systems as well as outside of what is typically considered Classical Mechanics. There are plenty of references to how these concepts do or don't apply to e&m systems, atomic systems, etc.The books is not perfect. Here are what I think are the drawbacks:- I think that if this were my first exposure to the material, I would not find this book as helpful. I would not recommend it as an introductory text. Covering the material in this much detail on my first exposure would probably have made it difficult to keep track of the context as to why the author was covering this material, as well as where the authors were heading.- While many of the solved problems are helpful, I did not think the computational solved problems were helpful. Providing the code used would have been nice, as the author really doesn't provide that much on how the computational results were obtained. However, I do a lot of programming so maybe this would be helpful to me but not to most of the students reading this book.- Sometimes steps are skipped or choices are taken in the solved problems without a clear explanation of why the authors are solving the problems in this way. In one of the earlier problems I did not understand why the authors arbitrarily multiplied both sides by velocity to solve a differential equation, when I saw a much easier way of doing it.In summary: This is a very good textbook for an advanced undergraduate or early graduate physics student. If you are using for your first Classical Mechanics course, you may find it to be as helpful as I did. I can't speak about the appropriateness of the end-of-chapter problems, but for the most part the worked out problems are useful. As a reference or a review, I would definitely recommend this book.

Good book

There's definitely better books to read if you want to learn classical mechanics. This book assumes you already have an understanding of it, so the practice problems will be very different than the examples provided.Book came in good quality and served me well.

This book is for a course I'm taking in spring. The textbook promises a great semester. The layout is very clean, the many examples are clearly set off from the rest of the text, the font is easy on the eyes, and figures are well labeled and explained in the text.

The book is quite understandable, and presents the topics in an organized way. I think is a really good book for people seeing the material for the first time (undergraduate level). On the other hand, the final chapter problems are interesting ones. I truly recommend this book. It's quite well-written and at a reasonable price.

Es un libro que tiene un buen curso de dinámica clásica, empieza desde lo básica hasta llegar a un poco de dinámica relativista, los temas están muy bien explicados y tiene buen nivel el curso. Es muy recomendable para los que quiere aprender del tema.En cuestión a la calidad del libro, es muy buena, pasta dura y con hojas premium. El precio es elevado pero vale la pena.

This book on Classical Mechanics is pitched at the correct level to appeal to most students at both UG and PG levels. A large number of problems and illustrations together with discussion of interesting applications makes it easily digestible.

quality brilliant and worth the money

I haven't studied it yet, but it looks like a good textbook.

Llegó en el tiempo acordado y en buenas condiciones