The course text is:
Analytical Mechanics, Hand, L.N. and Finch, J.D. (Cambridge
1998).
- it will take you
up to the level of part II Theoretical Physics and beyond. Costs less than
30 pounds, and is on discount at amazon.
Other recommended books:
Kibble and Berkshire (1985, 1996). Classical Mechanics.
Addison Wesley Longman.
- This is at the same level
as the 1B course, and is good in parts.
Order-of-magnitude-physics
by Sanjoy Mahajan. [An online book.]
Classical Mechanics, Barger, VD and Olsson, MG (McGraw-Hill 1995)
Mechanics. Landau L D and Lifshitz E M (3rd edn
Butterworth-Heinemann 1976)
For Elasticity:
Lectures on Physics, Feynman R P et al. (Addison-Wesley 1963) Vol 2:
Two useful chapters.
Theory of Elasticity, Landau L D & Lifshitz E M (3rd edn
Butterworth-Heinemann 1995).
Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering, Riley RF, Hobson MP
and Bence SJ (CUP 1997).
Good history books
- On Kepler:
-
@book{Layzer84,
author={David Layzer},
title={Constructing the Universe},
publisher={Scientific American Library},
year={1984}
}
@book{Gingerich92,
title={ The Great Copernicus Chase : And Other Adventures in Astronomical History},
author={ Owen Gingerich },
publisher={Cambridge University Press },
year={ 1992}
}
@book{Gingerich93,
author={ Owen Gingerich },
title={The Eye of Heaven : Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler (Masters of Modern Physics)},
publisher={ American Institute of Physics },
year={ 1993}
}