Classical Mechanics
John R. Taylor
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- University Science Books
- Year
- 2005
- ISBN-13
- 9781891389221
Classical Mechanics (1st edition) by John R. Taylor is a canonical physics textbook. Used as required reading in Princeton PHY 205. Published by University Science Books in 2005. Compare new, used, and international prices across Amazon, eBay, AbeBooks, Alibris, and Pearson InformIT to find the cheapest copy.
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About this book
Mechanics is the study of how things move: how planets move around the sun, how a skier moves down the slope, or how an electron moves around the nucleus of an atom.