Shockingly bad...
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I'm writing this purely from a student's point a view, moreover a student who hasn't quite grasped the concepts of mechanics very well over the years. The M1 book is hard to read; illustration of examples can often miss crucial explanation points making independent study a nightmare, and simple mistakes occur confusing the student [eg typos, wrong answers etc]. In comparison to the Core maths books, which clearly illustrate all examples and notes to remember making navigation and understanding child's play, the M1 book is lacking in key areas not giving the wealth of information required, especially for those who are studying alone/at home. Although, of course, some of it is fine, if you are going to study Mechanics from this book I would suggest finding other materials or resources [a teacher, other books etc] to support your learning unless you are already quite brilliant at the subject.
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which edition
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take care that the 1995? M2 book has been superseded by the edition published 2003?. the 1995 version is not very well written.
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M5
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This book gives a clear description of all the topics needed for M5. It has many worked examples which are helpful in showing you what you are actually supposed to do.
There is the occasional mistake here and there, but if you are doing M5, you should be able to spot that or at least feel a little uneasy.
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M3 - Perhaps only for the few who do further maths
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M3 is not an easy module.To be quite honest, I found D1 a lot easier. However, the hefty tome that is M3 is packed quite full of example questions and sample exam questions. Really, if you are considering taking this paper, and cannot recognise yourself when there is a mistake in the back of the book, then you might have some difficulty. Even so, I would encourage those who wish to to use this book, it does actually work through everything satisfactorally, although occasionally as with most things with the new AS system, it sometimes leaves you hanging, telling you that you don't need to know this, but it will be shown in book Mn, where n is a number greater than the one you are currently on. This aside, a good book.
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Not Sure ....
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In helping my daughter with homework, I've come across 2 errors (answers), perhaps typos, and have not yet got to the end of chapter 3! Unfortunately, unlike many of the technical publications I use (IT, Web, Programming etc) I see nowhere on the publishers web site where you can report errors or see an on-going list of amendments you can make to your own copy.
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