Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics
Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics by Sussman and Wisdomby Sussman and Wisdom
Shares rank 9 of 13 physics textbooks by recommenders
People recommend it as a rigorous reference and as a follow-up for readers who liked SICP. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
People recommend it as a rigorous reference and as a follow-up for readers who liked SICP. No criticism appeared in the quotes.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Rigorous reference
“The Sussman / Wisdom reference is rigorous.”
Comment from 6 Apr 2026 in “Computational Physics (2nd Edition)” Follow-up for SICP fans
“If you like SICP you might like SICM”
Comment from 27 Jun 2026 in “Why does kinetic energy increase quadratically, not linearly, with speed? (2011)”
Other physics textbooks people recommend
The four most recommended other physics textbooks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Feynman Lectures on Physicsby Feynman, Leighton and Sands | 34 | 3 | 92% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Course of Theoretical Physicsby Landau and Lifshitz | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Computational Physics (2nd Edition)by Giordano and Nakanishi | 7 | 1 | 88% | 1 | — | — |
| General Relativityby Robert Wald | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
| Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanicsby Sussman and WisdomThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
2 of the 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If you like SICP you might like SICM”
“The Sussman / Wisdom reference is rigorous.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.