By R. H. Atkin London: William Heinemann Ltd. Pp. ix + 273. Price 30s.

This book deals with the subject as usually included in a mathematics honours course ; it is also claimed that " it will be an essential book to university students of physics, especially since it takes full account of examination requirements ". There are two main features ; firstly, it uses vector methods ; secondly, it sets out laudably to make clear the simple scientific foundations of the subject in the hope that readers will not get lost amongst a bewildering succession of examples.