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New Foundations for Classical Mechanics by David Hestenes

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I have already mentioned one of the books of David Hestenes"Clifford Algebra to Geometric Calculus - A Unified Language for Mathematics and Physics", co-written by Garret Sobczyk. Both books begin by presenting the foundations of geometric algebra as used in abbreviated form; GA. But while one of them is mathematical explanation of the GA, the other focuses on some major applications in the field of physics. I cannot speak about the latter book, since only just started to read it. Instead of my opinion, here is a brief detail of reviews, which is readable at amazon.com:

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„While I found this a reasonably well-written text, I judge a book based upon how well it stands on its own - that is, can I read the book, work through the exercises, and acquire a grasp of the topic. While this is a much clearer and more accessible intro to geometric algebra than Hestene's "Clifford Algebra to Geometric Calculus", it is more the type of book which would accompany a class in GA, where the instructor fills-in the gaps, rather than a stand-alone text.”

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