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Title: Yes, it CAN be used as a textbook!
Review: The fact that Landau's "Mechanics" is a classic physics text is universally acknowledged. But many physicists think that it isn't suitable as the sole textbook for a graduate course in classical mechanics. From my experience, using Landau several times to teach such a course, is that it makes an EXCELLENT textbook which is a joy to teach from. The one thing that it lacks is unworked exercises that may be assigned as homework. It's not difficult to create suitable exercises; I would be happy to share my collection (including solutions) with other instructors.
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