• Open Daily: 10am - 10pm
    Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm

    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

Open Daily: 10am - 10pm | Alley-side Pickup: 10am - 7pm
3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
612-822-4611
Classical Mechanics: Volume 1: Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Classical Mechanics: Volume 1: Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Hardcover

Series: Lectures on Theoretical Physics

Physics

ISBN10: 1009594516
ISBN13: 9781009594516
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 21 2025
Pages: 448
Weight: 2.47
Height: 1.01 Width: 7.26 Depth: 10.08
Language: English
Any education in theoretical physics begins with the laws of classical mechanics. The basics of the subject were laid down long ago by Galileo and Newton and are enshrined in the famous equation F=ma that we all learn in school. But there is much more to the subject and, in the intervening centuries, the laws of classical mechanics were reformulated to emphasis deeper concepts such as energy, symmetry, and action. This textbook describes these different approaches to classical mechanics, starting with Newton's laws before turning to subsequent developments such as the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approaches. The book emphasises Noether's profound insights into symmetries and conservation laws, as well as Einstein's vision of spacetime, encapsulated in the theory of special relativity. Classical mechanics is not the last word on theoretical physics. But it is the foundation for all that follows. The purpose of this book is to provide this foundation.

1 different editions

Also available

Also in

Physics