Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Engineering Mechanics, Statics, and Dynamics (Schaum's outline series) [Paperback]

William G. McLean (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1978 | ISBN-10: 0070448167 | ISBN-13: 978-0070448162 | Edition: 3rd

This is a supplement for texts in analytical and applied mechanics and engineering. In this edition extra problems have been added on satellites and problems have been revised throughout.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill; 3rd edition (March 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070448167
• ISBN-13: 978-0070448162
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,805,380 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Might be better with separate outlines on each topic, March 3, 2007

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Engineering Mechanics (Paperback)

I used this outline for review and with some problems I was having in a course on computational robotics I was taking a couple of years ago and I found this book to be an excellent review that answered all of my questions. However, my stepson used it in his statics and dynamics classes to help with the material when it was being presented to him for the first time, and he said he felt it brushed over some of the material in both classes. Even though this is a hefty outline, perhaps it would be better if they dedicated separate Schaum's outlines to each subject - statics and dynamics - and covered more ground in each subject rather than putting both subjects in the same book. This outline even has one chapter on mechanical vibrations, but it is just barely an overview and hardly gets into the subject at all. It might be best if that chapter were deleted entirely and more space spent on the subjects at hand.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Engineer This!, March 15, 2000

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Mr. Pard (Easton, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Engineering Mechanics (Paperback)

I wholeheartedly recommend this treatise on statics anddynamics, one which I am surprised has not been nominated for aPulitzer Prize. The explanations of the concepts are impeccable, butbuy this book for the cool Venn Diagrams that illustrate most pages.

Of course, one should expect this book to be of high quality, as one of its authors is Dr. Charles Best. Dr. Best is famous for having taught in the Engineering Department at Lafayette College for decades, chairing its Bachelor of Arts in Engineering degree program.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good supplementary text, September 7, 2002

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This review is from: Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Engineering Mechanics, Statics, and Dynamics (Schaum's outline series) (Paperback)

I have always liked the Schaum's series of books. They are straightforward and to the point. This text was no exception.

The most important aspect of this book is that it can be used as a supplement to most of the popular texts. I used it along with Beer & Johnston and Shames.

Quite a useful book on a difficult, hands-on subject.