Basic Engineering Mechanics Explained, Volume 1: Principles and Static Forces (Paperback)

This series of three volumes, 'Basic Engineering Mechanics Explained' aims to explain in a reader-friendly way, the essential principles of basic mechanics as used in engineering. It attempts to provide clarity, motivation and relevance, for any reader who wants to understand the principles of mechanics and be able to apply them to practical situations. These books should be found useful by anyone studying, teaching or using the science of mechanics.It covers most, if not all of the topics that are found in typical first-year courses in mechanics worldwide, and some of those topics found in courses on basic machine dynamics. These volumes contain: Original worked examples on every aspect of the contentOver 420 original exercises with answers, illustrative of the practical applications of mechanics in a variety of settingsSets of true/false questions and tutorial questions suitable for tackling in groupsOutlines of several well-tried practical design-and-build projects and experimentsBrief mentions of certain colourful historical developments in ideas about mechanics1000 illustrations, diagrams and line drawings, of which more than 90% are original.

Author:

Gregory Pastoll

Publisher:

Gregory Pastoll

Publication Date:

Feb 07, 2019

Number of pages:

226 pages

Language:

English

Binding:

Paperback

ISBN-10:

0648466515

ISBN-13:

9780648466512