Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical Minimum

Leonard Susskind, George Hrabovsky Classical Mechanics: The Theoretical MinimumA Wall Street Journal Best Book of 2013A world class physicist and a citizen scientist combine forces to teach Physics 101the DIY wayThe Theoretical Minimum is a book for anyone who has ever regretted not taking physics in collegeor who simply wants to know how to think like a physicist. In this unconventional introduction, physicist Leonard Susskind and hacker scientist George Hrabovsky offer a first course in physics and associated math for the

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