800 Solved Problems In Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol. I: Statics [Paperback]

Joseph Shelley (Author), Joseph F. Shelley (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1989 | ISBN-10: 0070568359 | ISBN-13: 978-0070568358 | Edition: 1

This is a complete and expert source of problems with solutions in Vector mechanics for Engineers for 2nd-year college and university engineering students to cover all aspects of the basic course. This is the comprehensive solved-problem reference in the subject. It provides the student with all the problem solving drill ever needed, all in one book. There is no expository text. A course in engineering mechanics is required of all engineering students. Fifty per cent of the problems are SI.

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• Paperback: 688 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070568359
• ISBN-13: 978-0070568358
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #277,628 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 It helps but, ..., June 29, 2008

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This review is from: 800 Solved Problems In Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol. I: Statics (Paperback)

I purchased this solution's manual to assist me with Beer & Johnston's Vector Mechanics for Engineers. Although the solutions they provide therein are clear and complete, you should not expect to find a solution to a specific problem bedeviling you. I spent a great deal of time looking for a similar solved problem from which I could harvest the technique and apply to my situation but, 70% of the time I was unsuccessful. In the absence of a solutions manual from the publisher and limited professor office hours, this may be your only recourse. Good Luck!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars do the problems, December 30, 2004

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This review is from: 800 Solved Problems In Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol. I: Statics (Paperback)

Provided you already know the material then this book is great as a cram revision for an exam. The value is strictly in the 800 problems with answers. The topics span elementary statics. Things that would be covered in a first undergraduate course on the subject. Like free body diagrams, torque, centroids and moments of area, friction, moments of inertia etc.

The text in each chapter is really rudimentary and not that conducive to understanding if that is your first encounter with the subject. Rather, you should force yourself to tackle as many problems as possible. If this actually appeals to you, then it also suggests you have both aptitude and motivation for this field.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor, October 18, 2005

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This review is from: 800 Solved Problems In Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Vol. I: Statics (Paperback)

For a book purporting to be of solved problems, then I cannot reccomend it at all. The workings are not very thorough... skipping out whole lines of calculation. This leaves you with the feeling that figures have just been plucked out of the air.

Not very helpful for assistance with coursework or revision.