Classical Mechanics (Kibble and Berkshire)
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| Author | Tom W. B. Kibble & Frank H. Berkshire |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Physics |
| Genre | Non-fiction; science text |
| Publisher | Imperial College Press |
Publication date | 2004 |
| Publication place | UK |
| Pages | 500 |
| ISBN | 978-1-86094-435-2 (pbk) |
Classical Mechanics is a textbook written by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble and Frank Berkshire of the Imperial College Mathematics Department. The book covers the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, a long-standing subject which is at the base of all of physics.
Publication history
[edit]The first edition was published in 1966, and until the fourth edition (published in 1996), Thomas Kibble was the sole author.[1]
The book has been translated into several languages, including French, Greek, German, Turkish, Spanish and Portuguese.
Reception
[edit]The original edition was reviewed in Current Science.[2] The fourth edition was reviewed by C. Isenberg in 1997 in the European Journal of Physics,[3] and the fifth edition was reviewed in Contemporary Physics.[4]
See also
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- Newtonian mechanics
- Classical Mechanics (Goldstein book)
- List of textbooks on classical and quantum mechanics
References
[edit]- ^ World Cat author listing
- ^ C V R (October 1966). "Current Science Vol.-35 No.-17". Current Science. 35 (20): 526.
- ^ Isenberg, C. (March 1997). "Review of Classical Mechanics, 4th ed". European Journal of Physics. 18 (2). doi:10.1088/0143-0807/18/2/017. S2CID 250869052.
- ^ Solomon, Allan I. (November 2012). "Review of Classical Mechanics, 5th ed". Contemporary Physics. 53 (6): 542–543. Bibcode:2012ConPh..53..542S. doi:10.1080/00107514.2012.739661. S2CID 120514537.