Engineering Mechanics (Vol 1) (Paperback)

by J. L. Meriam (Author)

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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.

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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: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,903,543 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	M. Thomas (cal poly, slo) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	[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.