What's a good textbook to learn about waves and oscillations?

Question

I'm taking a course on waves and oscillations using Crawford from the Berkeley series (out of print excluding international copies), and would like to know if anyone has any suggestions for a better book.
We cover: coupled oscillators, forced oscillators, Fourier analysis, traveling waves, and some other topics.
Any help with the topic would be appreciated.

Answer 1

I think Crawford is an incredible book - full of insight an clearly written by someone who loves the material. I used it for my waves course sophomore year, and I think it's too bad it's out of print now.

If you want something more theoretical, though, try Howard Georgi's book.

Also, I'll second French.

Also, David Morin has a set of drafted chapters of a waves book on his website.

Answer 2

Vibrations and Waves (M.I.T. Introductory Physics) by A. P. French is a good one.

Answer 3

I highly recommend Waves and Oscillations. A Prelude to Quantum Mechanics.

It takes a Physics perspective, which may or may not be what you want. I like that it focuses more on physical insight rather than mathematical rigor. The later chapters are a great introduction to Quantum Mechanics.