Physics 260 Series References

Recent additions:

• 22-Sep-1998 --- Latest update for Fall 1998 season

Contents of this Page

• Introductory Mechanics
• Intermediate Mechanics -- advanced undergraduate texts (like Physics 664)
• Advanced Mechanics -- graduate level texts
• Computer Algebra and Numerical Analysis -- look for Maple and Mathematica references here
• Problem Solving and Mathematical References

Introductory Mechanics

 Author                            Title                  Call Number 
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Halliday and Resnick      Fundamentals of Physics          QC21.2H35 
Feynman                     Lectures in Physics, I         QC23.F47  
Spiegel                  Schaum's Outline (Mechanics)      QC125.S89
Kittel et al.       Berkeley Physics, Vol.~1: Mechanics    QC21.B47 

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Intermediate Mechanics

 Author                            Title                  Call Number 
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Fowles and Cassiday        Analytical Mechanics            QA807.F6
Chow                        Classical Mechanics            QC125.2.C48
Symon                             Mechanics                QC125.S89  
Marion                       Classical Dynamics            QA845.M28  

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Advanced Mechanics

 Author                            Title                  Call Number 
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Fetter and Walecka       Theoretica Mechanics of . . .     QA808.2.F47
Goldstein                   Classical Mechanics            QA805.G6 1980
Landau and Lifshitz             Mechanics                  QA805.L331

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Computer Algebra and Numerical Analysis

 Author                            Title                  Call Number 
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Wolfram                    Mathematica (manual)            QA76.95.W65 
Tam                   A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica   QC20.7.E4.T36 
Beltzer           Engineering Anal.\ w. Maple/Mathematica  QA76.95.B45  
Press et al.         Numerical Recipes in C [or fortran]   QA76.73.C15.N865
Greene                Classical Mechanics with Maple       QC125.2.G72 
Nicolaides          Maple: A Comprehensive Introduction    QA76.95.N53
 and Walkington  

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Problem Solving and Mathematical References

 Author                            Title                  Call Number 
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Polya                          How To Solve It             QA99.P78  
Spiegel                  Mathematical Handbook . . .       QA41.S75 
Arfken and Weber      Mathematical Methods for Physicists  QA37.2.A74

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