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Classical Mechanics, by Herbert Goldstein, Charles P. Poole Jr., and John L. Safko, is a comprehensive book for students who have opted for the subject in various courses. It comprises of topics like: Survey of the Elementary Principles, Variational Principle and Lagrange's Equations, The Central Force Problem, The Kinematics of Rigid Body Motion, The Rigid Body Equations of Motion, Oscillations, Classical Mechanics of the Special Theory of Relativity, The Hamiltonian Equations of Motion, Canonical Transformations, Hamilton-Jacobi Theory and Action Angle Variables, Classical Chaos, Canonical Perturbation Theory, and Introduction to Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Formulations for Continuous Systems and Fields. About the Authors Herbert Goldstein was an American physicist and author. He was honoured with the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award in the year 1962. He was also a founding member and served as a president of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists. John L. Safko is the Distinquished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina. He has also authored: Mind-Boggling Problems of Philosophy. Charles P. Poole Jr. is the Distinquished Professor Emeritus of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina. He has also co-authored: Introduction to Nanotechnology.