#  Classical Mechanics 

 



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### Introduction to Classical Mechanics 

 

Cambridge University Press (2008), 710 pages.  
Intended audience: Honors college freshmen, or upper-level college.



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- Sample chapters (pdf draft versions):
    - [Contents/Preface](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmchap0.pdf "Classical Mechanics - TOC")
        - [Chap1](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmchap1.pdf "Classical Mechanics - chapter 1") (Strategies for solving problems)
        - [Chap6](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmchap6.pdf "Classical Mechanics - chapter 6") (The Lagrangian method)
        - [Chap11](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmchap11.pdf "Classical Mechanics - chapter 11") (Relativity – kinematics)
        - [Appendices](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmappendices.pdf "Classical Mechanics - appendices")
- [Index to limericks, by first line](/physics-limericks "Physics limericks")
- [Cambridge Press website](https://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/physics/general-and-classical-physics/introduction-classical-mechanics-problems-and-solutions?format=HB) (Instructor support and sample material)
- [Google Books sample pages](https://books.google.com/books?id=Ni6CD7K2X4MC&printsec=frontcover&dq=david+Morin&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiax5jz2aHlAhWBrVkKHdKiDkYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg#v=onepage&q=david%20Morin&f=false)
- [Corrections/typos/errata/clarifications](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/corrections.pdf "Classical Mechanics - corrections")



 

Additional material: [Chapter 15](/sites/g/files/omnuum12331/files/2025-10/cmchap15.pdf "Classical Mechanics - chapter 15") on Hamiltonian Mechanics. (Section titles: Energy, Hamilton’s equations, Legendre transforms, Three more derivations, Phase space and Liouville’s theorem.)

Many of the limericks in the book, along with a few on other topics, can be found here: [physics limericks](https://www.physics.harvard.edu/undergrad/limericks).

This book (the red book) is more advanced than *Problems and Solutions in Introductory Mechanics* (the [blue book](/books/problems-mechanics "Problems in Mechanics")). The blue-book problems are similar to the one-star and two-star problems in the red book. The red book contains many harder problems and more advanced topics. The blue book can be viewed as a stepping stone to the red book.

Note: If you are reading an electronic pdf version of this book, it is an illegal pirated file. If you find it useful/enjoyable, please consider buying the actual book, which is very reasonably priced for a thick hardcover book.

Side note: If you know of any middle school or high school students (or eager elementary school students) who are learning algebra, they might enjoy my new [Algebra](/books/algebra "Algebra") book!



 

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