Trying to pinpoint the name of an old mechanics textbook

[pines-demon]

I am trying to find a series of books that was very helpful for me during first year university. The first in the series is a Mechanics textbook. There are at least two others, one that introduces quantum mechanics. These books are known to be much more difficult that the usual Sears & Semanski, but are still considered introductory. It is neither the Halliday&Resnick or Serway. The books were probably made for engineers, but I am not totally sure. The books use imperial units. If anybody has a good list of mechanics books that would help, Google is not being very helpful.

 

[Frabjous]

Berkeley Physics Course
Kittel Mechanics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Physics_Course
Famous for Purcell(2), Crawford(3) and Reif(5)

 

[pines-demon]

Berkeley Physics Course
Kittel Mechanics

No it was less "mainstream"

 

[Frabjous]

Manchester Physics Series
Dynamics and Relativity by Forshaw

MIT Introductory Physics Series
French Newtonian Mechanics

Alonso and Finn (3 vol)

 

[pines-demon]

Alonso and Finn (3 vol)

That's the one. Thanks.

 

[WWGD]

That's the one. Thanks.

To remember it if needed again, think of a law firm or another detective series on TV.

 

[pines-demon]

To remember it if needed again, think of a law firm or another detective series on TV.

I guess I did not catch the reference. What do you mean?

 

[WWGD]

I guess I did not catch the reference. What do you mean?

I meant as a heuristic. The name " Alonso and Finn" sound like one of those cop shows, or the name of a law firm. Yes, I guess an off-the-cuff comment. If you forget it at some later point that the name of the book sounded like the name of the show, or like the name of a law firm. ;).

 

[pines-demon]

I meant as a heuristic. The name " Alonso and Finn" sound like one of those cop shows, or the name of a law firm. Yes, I guess an off-the-cuff comment. If you forget it at some later point that the name of the book sounded like the name of the show, or like the name of a law firm. ;).

– What was the name of the mechanics book again?
– Starsky & Hutch, Introduction to Classical Field Theory


Jokes aside, there are various author duos so it is easy to mix them up.