Theoretical Mechanics

By Ted Clay Bradbury

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0898742358
• ISBN13: 9780898742350
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Krieger Pub Co
• Length: 641 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Maybe out-of-print but very helpful and instructive

This book is relatively old and maybe out of print, but it is one of the best upper-intermediate / advanced level classical mechanics books. The author also covers a wide range of mathematical concepts which are essential to learn and understand details of classical mechanics. Chapters of the book are organized and presented very well and neatly. The examples presented in it are also quite helpful. End-of-chapter problems are worth spending time on and rather instructive. It is a comprehensive book and very suitable for self study. If this book was coupled with a knowledgeable instructive, it would be a wonderful learning experience. I do not know whether the author is still alive, but if this book was reviewed, revised and republished, it would get a large audience. You should definitely check out this book.

Excellent Book!

This is a very rare book on theoretical mechanics. I am very picky about the books that I read. And this book is "just right". It treats the development of vector calculus from a viewpoint unseen in other books. And this viewpoint helps you to understand the concepts better. In my opinion, this is a better way than beginning to learn variational calculus and ending up wondering "why am I doing this?". If I were a professor, I would teach with this book! Beware of some problems though. There are a few mistakes here and there (easy to pick out). Unfortunately, Professor Bradbury is no more with us to correct his book in another printing.