ISBN10: 0201657023, ISBN13: 9780201657029, [publisher: Pearson Education (US), Harlow] Hardcover Hardcover. For thirty years this has been the acknowledged standard in advanced classical mechanics courses. This classic text enables students to make connections between classical and modern physics - an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Poole and John Safko have updated the text to include the latest topics, applications, and notation, to reflect today's physics curriculum. They introduce students to the increasingly important role that nonlinearities play in contemporary applications of classical mechanics. New numerical exercises help students to develop skills in how to use computer techniques to solve problems in physics. Mathematical techniques are presented in detail so that the text remains fully accessible to students who have not had an intermediate course in classical mechanics. This revision retains the best features of the Second Edition while including new material reflecting advances in nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and fractal geometries. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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