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In this modern and distinctive textbook, Helliwell and Sahakian present classical mechanics as a thriving and contemporary field with strong connections to cutting-edge research topics in physics. Each part of the book concludes with a capstone chapter describing various key topics in quantum mechanics, general relativity, and other areas of modern physics, clearly demonstrating how they relate to advanced classical mechanics, and enabling students to appreciate the central importance of classical mechanics within contemporary fields of research. Numerous and detailed…
Capstone chapters at the end of each part relate advanced classical mechanics to contemporary topics in modern physics, encouraging students to consider the relevance of mechanics in their own future research careers
Numerous homework problems and detailed examples are interspersed throughout the text, as students often learn theoretical concepts best through practical application
Fully worked solutions to all problems in the text and lecture slides to be used with the book, are included in an online instructors' manual
Awards
Finalist, 2021 PROSE Award for Chemistry and Physics
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Authors
T. M. Helliwell,Harvey Mudd College, California
T. M. Helliwell taught at Harvey Mudd College for more than forty years, as well as serving in several administrative roles, including Physics Department Chair. He received two National Science Foundation fellowships, was awarded the Henry T. Mudd Prize for service to the college in 1997, and served as a consultant at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He is the author or co-author of more than forty research papers on general relativity, cosmology, and quantum theory, and the author of two textbooks on special relativity.
V. V. Sahakian,Harvey Mudd College, California
V. V. Sahakian is Professor of Theoretical Physics at Harvey Mudd College. He has received three National Science Foundation fellowships, and authored or co-authored more than twenty-five research papers on string theory, cosmology, and quantum gravity. His research focuses on understanding the small-scale structure of space, often studying black holes and exploring new frameworks that extend the Standard Model of particle physics and standard inflationary cosmology.