Product Description
This book presents the foundations and applications of statics and mechanics of materials by emphasizing the importance of visual analysis of topics—especially through the use of free body diagrams. It also promotes a problem-solving approach to solving examples through its strategy, solution, and discussion format in examples. The authors further include design and computational examples that help integrate these ABET 2000 requirements. Chapter topics include ve… More >>
Statics and Mechanics of Materials
Tags: computational examples, foundations, free body diagrams, mechanics of materials, statics and mechanics of materials, strategy solution
#1 by Austin R. Baird on June 27, 2010 - 2:19 am
excellent book in great condition. i did not know this, but my bookstore was selling PAPERBACK versions of this book. It is nice to have a nicer hardcover copy. Thanks!
Rating: 5 / 5
#2 by Yi Wang on June 27, 2010 - 3:54 am
The book is organized in an inefficient way – the problems are scattered in a chapter and many times are not explained well.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by Paula A. Mcgrath on June 27, 2010 - 5:56 am
The approach in this book is a lot different than that which engineering students will learn in their Physics classes. This book uses a lot of calculus once you get past chapter seven, so make sure you have taken at LEAST up to Calculus III before you embark on the wonderous journey of attempting to understand shear and moment diagrams.
And there’s a sufficient number of errors in the chapter two, three, and I think chapter six solutions. Make sure you ask your professor about them.
Not too terribly hard to get through, though. If you’re studious and intelligent, you’ll be fine.
Rating: 3 / 5