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Edexcel's own course for the new GCE specification. Providing the best match to the new specification, this book motivates students by making maths easier to learn. Student-friendly worked examples and solutions lead up to a wealth of practice questions. A free interactive LiveText CD-ROM contains everything students need to motivate and prepare themselves. Our unique Exam Cafe gives students revision advice, key ideas and an abundance of exam practice, with hints and tips.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whilst I think the C1 and C2 books in this range are actually quite good and have good examples, this book is different. There are many misprints - some horrendous - and lots in the Answers, the worst place for them to be. I kept thinking I got it wrong until my teacher told me they were misprints. At the start of each class, he has us correct all the misprints in pencil in the sections we will be covering that day.
There's also a very sharp learning curve. I've noticed that in many exercises, the first question is very easy, and the second question is very hard. It feels like they tried to keep the book to a certain size, the same standard size as the rest of their books. Also, unforgivably, the book gives 2 examples, but then neither example fits the exercise questions.
Chapter 2 is good, but Chapter 3 is rubbish. I couldn't do it because I didn't know what to do in so many situations because they weren't explained, and then at the beginning of Chapter 4 they were explained. 4A needs to be 3A. That's another thing. Often, a question has 3 parts, a b & c, which you're supposed to do in that order, but you can't do b until you do a lot of work in a different direction, and you finally get the answer, and then you read c and it asks you to find something, but that is what you had to find to do b, so you already have the answer now. If this was done deliberately from time to time, to show 'see, you don't always get things in neat and tidy orders in the real world, sometimes it's messy' then I would agree with it, but not on question 2, not when I'm building conidence and skill, and it's shattered by making me think I must have done it backwards by mistake.
And that's yet another thing: the examples! They use special cases ALL THE TIME! Like instead of it being a triangle, it turns out to be an isosclese triangle, and I'm left wondering 'does this only work for isoscles triangles?'. And the examples often use the same number twice, so a distance is 60 but then it turns out that the number of seconds is also 60, and you see them in a formula, and you wonder 'which is the distance and which is the time? Are they always the same?'. Again, If this happened once or twice to make the student think then I would be all for it, but it's like every 2nd or 3rd example, they all use special cases, but not intentionally to make you think, just through poor choice and lack of time and effort put into them.
If anyone knows a better Mechanics book please recommend it here. I recommend a youtube channel called Khan Academy, although it's not great, it's better than nothing, and has someone talking you through the questions.
Edit: I gave an extra star because I found the solutions to each question on the included CD. It doesn't make up for everything but it's a definite step in the right direction.
There's also a very sharp learning curve. I've noticed that in many exercises, the first question is very easy, and the second question is very hard. It feels like they tried to keep the book to a certain size, the same standard size as the rest of their books. Also, unforgivably, the book gives 2 examples, but then neither example fits the exercise questions.
Chapter 2 is good, but Chapter 3 is rubbish. I couldn't do it because I didn't know what to do in so many situations because they weren't explained, and then at the beginning of Chapter 4 they were explained. 4A needs to be 3A. That's another thing. Often, a question has 3 parts, a b & c, which you're supposed to do in that order, but you can't do b until you do a lot of work in a different direction, and you finally get the answer, and then you read c and it asks you to find something, but that is what you had to find to do b, so you already have the answer now. If this was done deliberately from time to time, to show 'see, you don't always get things in neat and tidy orders in the real world, sometimes it's messy' then I would agree with it, but not on question 2, not when I'm building conidence and skill, and it's shattered by making me think I must have done it backwards by mistake.
And that's yet another thing: the examples! They use special cases ALL THE TIME! Like instead of it being a triangle, it turns out to be an isosclese triangle, and I'm left wondering 'does this only work for isoscles triangles?'. And the examples often use the same number twice, so a distance is 60 but then it turns out that the number of seconds is also 60, and you see them in a formula, and you wonder 'which is the distance and which is the time? Are they always the same?'. Again, If this happened once or twice to make the student think then I would be all for it, but it's like every 2nd or 3rd example, they all use special cases, but not intentionally to make you think, just through poor choice and lack of time and effort put into them.
If anyone knows a better Mechanics book please recommend it here. I recommend a youtube channel called Khan Academy, although it's not great, it's better than nothing, and has someone talking you through the questions.
Edit: I gave an extra star because I found the solutions to each question on the included CD. It doesn't make up for everything but it's a definite step in the right direction.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is not bad but it is so rushed that there are numerious mistakes even in the examples. Answers are not printed at the back which is a pain. The new version of it (with the same ISBN number!) has the answers at the back.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The layout and coverage is better than in most other books covering the same syllabus, and many students would be able to use this book very effectively with very little teacher or tutor assistance.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good I Guess...
The book was displayed as used but in very good condition. i was a bit dissapointed with the condition but, overall, good
Published 3 months ago by Jhonny X
Excellent layout for self study
I wanted to learn Advanced Mechanics without a teacher/tutor. The traditional older books tended to be too brief in explaining the subject. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Lee
Could be better
The layout of this book has changed substantially from earlier editions. Vectors used to be the second chapter: they have now been moved to the end of the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by P. Goddard
Quick delivery
This item arrived next working day. Very efficient and very much appreciated. Book was needed for A level studies as part of son's Maths course.
Published 8 months ago by Finno
1st impressions
Very good book explains things clearly but my favorite thong is the live text Cd with the step by step answer to.every question
Published 9 months ago by mkbill
dispatching takes forever!
not impressed, im still waiting for the item to be dispatched, don't get this item if you need the book prompto!
Published 17 months ago by sara
A mixed bag
I (a maths tutor) was replacing a lost copy so I knew exactly what I was getting. This is a good series of books for A-level maths in terms of explanations and lots of good... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mehtamatics
Mechanics 1 book: Review
I found the book came with part of the back cover bent. This could be with the book being packed so tightly with another book. Apart from this, the book is very helpful to me.
Published 19 months ago by Theo_92
Excellent book all-round!
Excellent tool for learning the fundamentals of mechanics. Clear, concise theory with lots of examples and questions, with answers in the back of the book. Read more
Published 19 months ago by OJS
Only Available Product
It doesn't matter what this books like, it's the only book available. Fortunately it is quite helpful, firstly providing clear step by step instructions for all of the complex... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mrs. Hilary R. Whitley
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