Customer Reviews

The CRC Handbook of Mechanical Engineering, Second Edition (Handbook Series for Mechanical Engineering)

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I originaly bought this book as an answer to there being no new edition of Marks' in nine years. In the table of contents resources is spelled 'resouses'. In the section on gas-turbine calculations turbine is spelled 'turine'. If these typos are typical of the quality of this book, what is the chance that an equation or parameter out of the data are incorrect? The text is mainly essay in nature providing general information but usualy not saying how to calculate or do anything.

This book does have some formulas and calculations in it, but they tend to be rather simplistic calculations. This is a good choice if you are more interested in applications - robotics, controls, etc. - and not so interested in revisiting undergrad ME subjects in detail. Plus this book has a really nice section on electrical engineering subjects that might come up if you are an ME that has the subject matter well explained and very well illustrated. A better book for review, professional reference, and for preparing for the PE exam is "Mechanical Engineering Reference Manual for the PE Exam, 12th Edition" that book along with its accompanying practice manual is a very useful combination. The two books cover a broader area of mechanical engineering and cover it better. They start with mathematics, go through basically the same undergrad ME material this book does, and then go past it with sections on law, ethics, and economics. It's not that this book is a bad book, it's just that for this much money you can do much better.