Title: Clear and to the point
Review: I approached reading this book with a certain amount of trepidation. I thought that like with many mechanics books, I will be forced to put it down after page three because the struggle of continuing is too onerous. Surprising, I have gotten past chapter 5 and wish to continue. In other words Arnold does not expect too much from the reader. Contains some formal proofs but not enough dull you interest in the subject. Also unlike many mechanics books it is not filled with endless pompous writing (e.g Goldstein, and Salatan ) but gets directly to the point. Also I like the way the problems are presented. After every couple of paragraphs a problem (of not too great of difficulty) is given for the reader to try. This promotes reinforcement of the subject material. Some of the solutions are given and I only wish I had them all. In short the best advanced classical mechanics book I have come across.
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