Customer Reviews
Do not buy this! Formulae are incorrect and the book is littered with Errors. - By: Ian Brown, 20 Mar 2007 
I had lectures from Martin McCall & what has been said above is correct, it is merely a rehash of lecture notes.
While studying this module everyone who had purchased this book had to bring it to lectures to correct the derivations, about 50% of which have mistakesin them.
There are many far better books out there.
Excellent, clear explanation to Mechanics - By: ., 04 Apr 2006 
I found this book to be an excellent explanation to the subject for my purposes (Physics undergraduate). The book is written very clearly & just reading through a few chapters explained to me very clearly concepts which my university lecturer struggled to bring across.
I would say this book is slightly more 'word-based' than 'equation-based', though obviously it being about mechanics you will find your fair share of equationsin here (thankfully!) however because of this I found it more useful to read, say, 2 or 3 pages at a go than to merely consult it for formulae This suited me fine as I have all the formulae/equations etc written downin my notes.
For me, the purpose of getting this book was to get to grips with & get a more sound understanding of classical mechanics -in other words to help me decipher the lecture notes I'd copied down the past term; as such this book's been great & I'd recommend it to anyone seeking to get a better understanding of basic classical mechanics, or as a textbook to accompany you on a mechanics course, perhaps giving you a slightly different take on the subject at times.
a former student's view - By: , 11 Jun 2003 
Unfortunately this book seems to be little more than a rewrite of Dr.McCall's lecture notes for his course. While his students may find this a useful purchase I would not recomned this to anyone else, especially when compared with any of the many other good texts available. As (almost) alwaysin undergraduate physics, refer to Feynmann for a truly inspired point of view.
A very accessible introduction to mechanics - By: , 11 May 2003 McCall writesin a style that is very accessible to 1st Year Undergraduates & he is very thorough & methodical. The book is suited perfectly to those embarking on their first coursein undergraduate physics - an excellent introduction to the rigour of university level study.
However, if you are looking for a text to merely dipin & out of, then this book may not be for you, since some of the notation & derivations are not standard - & it does not contain any advanced topics.
Clear explanations, and a very thorough layout - By: , 03 Nov 2001 
Martin Mccall attempts to immitate a literary geniusin this book, when all he needs to do is be himself because he evidently has the ability to convey newtonian & einsteinian mechanicsin a clever & thoughtful way. Watch out for the jargon though Martin!
