Classical Mechanics (Pt.1) [Hardcover]

Tai L. Chow (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471043656 | ISBN-13: 978-0471043652 | Publication Date: May 1995 | Edition: 1St Edition

Bring Classical Mechanics To Life With a Realistic Software Simulation! You can enhance the thorough coverage of Chow's Classical Mechanics with a hands-on, real-world experience! John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is proud to announce a new computer simulation for classical mechanics. Developed by the Consortium for Upper-Level Physics Software (CUPS), this simulation offers complex, often realistic calculations of models of various physical systems. Classical Mechanics Simulations (54881-2) is the perfect complement to Chow's text. Like all of the CUPS simulations, it is remarkably easy to use, yet sophisticated enough for explorations of new ideas. Other Important Features Include:
* Six powerful simulations include: The Motion Generator, Rotation of Three-Dimensional Objects, Coupled Oscillators, Anharmonic Oscillators, Gravitational Orbits, and Collisions
* Pascal source code for all programs is supplied and a number of exercises suggest specific ways the programs can be modified.
* Simulations usually include graphical (often animated) displays.
The entire CUPS simulation series consists of nine book/software simulations which comprise most of the undergraduate physics major's curriculum.

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From the Publisher

Describes concepts that are important to the development of modern physics, emphasizing the relationship between symmetries and the laws of conservation. Each chapter contains a set of homework problems, varying in levels of difficulty, which supplement or amplify the material. Differential equations and new mathematical techniques are developed in the text as the occasion demands.

From the Back Cover

Bring Classical Mechanics To Life With a Realistic Software Simulation! You can enhance the thorough coverage of Chow's Classical Mechanics with a hands-on, real-world experience! John Wiley & Sons, Inc. is proud to announce a new computer simulation for classical mechanics. Developed by the Consortium for Upper-Level Physics Software (CUPS), this simulation offers complex, often realistic calculations of models of various physical systems. Classical Mechanics Simulations (54881-2) is the perfect complement to Chow's text. Like all of the CUPS simulations, it is remarkably easy to use, yet sophisticated enough for explorations of new ideas. Other Important Features Include:
* Six powerful simulations include: The Motion Generator, Rotation of Three-Dimensional Objects, Coupled Oscillators, Anharmonic Oscillators, Gravitational Orbits, and Collisions
* Pascal source code for all programs is supplied and a number of exercises suggest specific ways the programs can be modified.
* Simulations usually include graphical (often animated) displays.
The entire CUPS simulation series consists of nine book/software simulations which comprise most of the undergraduate physics major's curriculum.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 547 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1St Edition edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471043656
• ISBN-13: 978-0471043652
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,336,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If They had Only Proofread I'd Give it 4 Stars!, April 14, 2000

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Jim Watson (New Haven, CT USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Classical Mechanics (Pt.1) (Hardcover)

I think this *would* have been an excellent book if it had been extensively proofread. However, it was not, and there are typos left and right. If a second edition comes out that fixes these typos and adds even modestly to the content, I would HIGHLY reccomend it, but as it stands, there are just too many mistakes. I disagree with the reviewer who said that Chow gets "hung up" on the mathematics though. I think he does an excellent job with the mathematics, as linear algebra and calculus are truly the only prereqs. but he gets you thinking in a more mathematically sophisticated manner that is essential for anyone who wants to be able to read higher level physics/math texts. Please Mr. Chow, make a 2nd Edition!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing., June 15, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical Mechanics (Pt.1) (Hardcover)

There's a mistake on almost every page! (Probably typeset by Mr. McGoo.) If it wasn't for all the mistakes, this book would be very promising. The chapter on relativity is real bad though, so be careful. Also, it's very obvious that Dr. Chow copied many sections from Marion and Thornton almost verbatim. The chapter on Lagrange's method needs some improvement, especially on its coverage of the calculus of variations and Hamilton's principle. Hopefully, Dr. Chow will significantly improve the second edition. Wait until then

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a book to learn from, March 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Classical Mechanics (Pt.1) (Hardcover)

Dr. Chou suffers from the same problem as does Dr. Wangsness (of E&M fame): he gets lost in mathematical formulation while not elucidating on important principles. Especially bad is the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian chapter, which is rather incomprehensable unless it is already understood by the reader, at which point it is superfluous.