#I need help with understanding what my course is.

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idle spruce
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I am an undergraduate in University and I do a course called Applied Math. In AP Math we have a module called Mechanics, with this specific course outline. I need help identifying the specific type of mechanics so i can be able to track online resources much easier. If anyone has textbook reccomendations as well, it would be much appreciated.

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idle spruce
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any textbooks?

fleet wyvern
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An introduction to mechanics, Daniel Kleppner, Robert J. Kolenkow

idle spruce
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thank you!

late prism
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Seems like linear alg

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Could also be some mechanics course

idle spruce
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its labeled as mechanics

late prism
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Newtonian?

idle spruce
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Newtonian is featured, it seems like a mix of different types which is why i was a bit confused

late prism
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I think it’s just Newtonian but 5.1-5.2 seems a bit linear alg

idle spruce
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thanks thanks

cedar zodiac
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It looks like you need to know about vectors in R^2 and R^3. Most linear algebra texts deal in the general case of R^n. So I would say 5.1 is more "vector algebra" than "linear algebra." I've never read a vector algebra book, but I did find a couple on amazon. Note that most general physics books will have an introductory chapter on vectors.
https://www.amazon.com/About-Vectors-Dover-Books-Mathematics/dp/0486604896/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2X65TKDX2BAFK&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OFNKotPN-7DsOBQvHWBwGraw5ha5-6Y25IqtSxNm5jvCtzJw2HVJUpn07SOo5nFmVIIcS3t2yyOCFW4jEzEHhjP8E63czhOpsiHSm3XBqmUs-9VX3-mjfI-3-W-Q447GZXGU-Zph1O3m47yDHVGg21WBNb1FELv8sD1yGLOPt5w.8eUo6HT6SWhqMhdh5W3foLL_wWoiaCXqmUfXbhwzCv0&dib_tag=se&keywords=about+vectors&qid=1745864766&sprefix=about+vectors%2Caps%2C186&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Vector-Algebra-Self-Study-Guide-Mathematics/dp/B0BFWKTLXG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2JL34NMB94EON&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Fvq-4Wnj5w3wKtCgrbGf0FF3K0tWq9qz70riVnmPdzqzXU3z8UYpnL6vDlONK59kSy2WtdJnKJmlC1vRhl0KYaGD4r58Y453QiAtZ4xM9UdmQrFFNABZzquQweUGBWLYR9vyUWCeG0VU6B6DNMs9SIZiN4pCFgTBDx8F3nmuCEr8-f4163Wyk5G1AOt96G1KTjL5H_ACtU8-1UaaTVQUb3ESXd6rGUU5hX82U2YehNw.V6Lqo60G0jn4DkkM0eYKx9w_2O11LgBpg4nreX8Wn4I&dib_tag=se&keywords=vector+algebra&qid=1745864803&s=books&sprefix=vector+algebra%2Cstripbooks%2C158&sr=1-2

About Vectors (Dover Books on Mathematics)

From his unusual beginning in "Defining a vector" to his final comments on "What then is a vector?" author Banesh Hoffmann has written a book that is provocative and unconventional. In his emphasis on the unresolved issue of defining a vector, Hoffmann mixes pure and applied mathematics without u...

Vector Algebra: A Self-Study Guide to Mathematics

The book is about vectors, vector operations, and its applications in geometry and analytical geometry. As a self-study guide, the book provides plenty of conceptual explanations and examples to help readers to grasp math concepts.

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Other topics I see: kinematics, galilean relativity, special relativiy, mechanics/dynamics, gravity, work/energy.