Engineering Mechanics (Vol 1) [Paperback]

J. L. Meriam (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1998 | ISBN-10: 0471241636 | ISBN-13: 978-0471241638 | Edition: 4

This 4th Edition, SI Version, retains the style and presentation of all previous editions. As ever, theory is reinforced through application to a wealth of engineering problems. These problems are varied and relevant to the real world, and have been extensively revised: 50 per cent of them are new for this edition. The emphasis is very much on the practice of engineering design, making many problems open-ended. The problem sets have been graded into introductory and representative, with more challenging problems located at the end of the problem sets. Computer-orientated problems, involving the finding of a condition of design or criticality, are also given, as are example problems complete with hints and suggestions.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Features over 2,500 problems, of which 50% are new to this edition alone. The well-structured pedagogy includes boxed material; clear identification of introductory, computer and difficult problems; and a strong emphasis on graphical analysis. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

Over the past 50 years, Meriam & Kraige's Engineering Mechanics: Statics has established a highly respected tradition of Excellence—A Tradition that emphasizes accuracy, rigor, clarity, and applications. Now completely revised, redesigned, and modernized, the new fifth edition of this classic text builds on these strengths, adding new problems and a more accessible, student-friendly presentation.

NEW FEATURES

Accessibility: New Contributors Bill Palm has revised the text to make it easier to understand

Pedagogy: End-of-Chapter summaries and highlighted "key concepts" sections help students remember key points

New Application Areas: Includes new application areas such as biomechanics

New Homework Problems: 50% of the problems are new or revised

Solving Problem With...: A Series of optional booklets on "Solving Statics Problems with" Matlab, Mathcad, and Maple

Web-Based Problem Solving: A Collection of over 150 online problems

Extension Sample Prob lems: These problems show how computational tools can be used to solve a variety of 'What If' Scenarios

Electronic Figures and Electronic Transparencies of Solved Problems: Text figures and more than 100 solved problems are available on the Web --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 1296 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc; 4 edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471241636
• ISBN-13: 978-0471241638
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,137,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Dynamics(ISBN 0-471-59767-8), October 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Dynamics, Volume 2, Engineering Mechanics, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

this books really needs more examples that aren't so vague and difficult to understand. They could really try and make it easier to understand in the literature aspect of the book to. The solutions manual absolutely SUCKS. This book does not help what so ever but does guarantee to confuse you. If you could find me a better solutions manual please let me know because I would like to order it. Thank You

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars useless text, January 21, 2005

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M. Thomas (cal poly, slo) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Engineering Mechanics , Dynamics (Volume 2) (Hardcover)

You'd better hope you've got a good professor for dynamics, because this book is absolutely no help. It gives proofs for most equations, but doesn't seem to think any amount of example problems are necessary. I have the bootleg copy of the solutions manual for this book and the author solves most of the problems with bizarre calculus that isn't discussed in the chapter at all.

To top it off, the set (Statics and Dynamics) was $180 at my college bookstore. Pool your money with your classmates, buy one copy of each, and xerox the problems. You will not miss anything.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trash...Not recommended for a first time Dynamics student, April 26, 1999

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[e-mail] (University of Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dynamics, Volume 2, Engineering Mechanics, 4th Edition (Hardcover)

This text book is extremely poor...Each section of new material has about 1 to 2 pages dedicated to it, even though it needs about 20 pages. This book seems to be a reference manual for Dynamics professors, not a learning tool for undergrads. Thank God our professor recycles the same homework problems so we can get last years answers! As other have noted, there are not enough examples...So there's not enough examples and the book is way too short for such a complex subject. So why does it cost almost 100 bucks? Well life is full of mysteries and this book doesn't help much in unraveling many of them.