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

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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!

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.

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.