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 [...]

Contains chapters that are based on lectures delivered annually in a course to prepare students for their PhD qualifying examination in the physics department at the University of South Carolina. This book contains 120 selected problems (and answers) that appeared in these examinations.[...]