Mechanics of Materials: Essentials and Typical Examples Explained

Author: Cai Qianhuang
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book is a teaching guide for "Mechanics of Materials." Based on the current teaching requirements of this course in higher education institutions and referencing several widely used "Mechanics of Materials" textbooks in China, it is divided into basic and advanced requirements. The book consists of 15 chapters, each with four sections: "Basic Theories and Methods," "Typical Example Explanations," "Selected Self-Practice Problems," and "Selected Self-Test Questions." The selection of typical examples fully considers the representativeness, coverage, and targeted problem-solving of the question types. All self-test questions are accompanied by key hints and answers. The book includes 159 example problems, 173 practice problems, and 294 test questions (154 multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions, and 140 calculation problems). This book can serve as an extracurricular review and self-study guide for "Mechanics of Materials" courses in engineering disciplines at higher education institutions. Undergraduate students, those participating in correspondence courses, distance education, and self-taught higher education exams, as well as postgraduate entrance exam candidates, can all find relevant guidance in this book. It can also be used as a reference book for graduate students, teachers, and science and technology professionals.