Classical Mechanics (Kibble and Berkshire)

Classical Mechanics is a well-established textbook written by Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble and Frank Berkshire of the Imperial College Mathematics Department. The book provides a thorough coverage of the fundamental principles and techniques of classical mechanics, a long-standing subject which is at the base of all of physics.

Classical Mechanics
First edition
AuthorTom W. B. Kibble & Frank H. Berkshire
CountryUK
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics
GenreNon-fiction; science text
PublisherImperial College Press
Publication date
2004
Pages500
ISBN978-1-86094-435-2 (pbk)

Publication history

The English language editions were published as follows:[1] The first edition was published by Kibble, as Kibble, T. W. B. Classical Mechanics. London: McGraw–Hill, 1966. 296 p.
The second ed., also just by Kibble, was in 1973 . The 4th, jointly with F H Berkshire, was is 1996 The 5th, jointly with F H Berkshire, in 2004

The book has been translated into several languages:

  • French, by Michel Le Ray and Françoise Guérin as Mécanique classique
  • Modern Greek, by Δ. Σαρδελής και Π. Δίτσας, επιμέλεια Γ. Ι. Παπαδόπουλος. Σαρδελής, Δ. Δίτσας, Π as Κλασσική μηχανική
  • German
  • Turkish, by Kemal Çolakoğlu as Klasik mekanik
  • Spanish, as Mecánica clásica
  • Portuguese as Mecanica classica

Reception

The various editions are held in 1789 libraries.[2] In comparison, the various (2011) editions of Herbert Goldstein's Classical Mechanics are held in 1772. libraries[3]

The original edition was reviewed in Current Science.[4] The fourth edition was reviewed by C. Isenberg in 1997 in the European Journal of Physics,[5] and the fifth edition was reviewed in Contemporary Physics.[6]

Contents (5th edition)

See also

References
  1. World Cat author listing
  2. World Cat item record
  3. WorldCat item record
  4. C V R (October 1966). "Current Science Vol.-35 No.-17". Current Science. 35 (20): 526.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
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