Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics (International System of Units, 3rd Edition)

Author: Ferdinand P. Beer, E. Russell Johnston Jr.
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Vector Mechanics for Engineers is one of the most widely used textbooks on "Engineering Mechanics" in U.S. colleges and universities. This book is the first volume—covering Statics. The book features: (1) A clear and progressive explanation from simple to complex, distinctly separating "Particle Mechanics" and "Rigid Body Mechanics." (2) A vector-based approach to Newtonian mechanics, with concise and clear derivations, yielding general conclusions. (3) Carefully arranged content and explanations based on the authors' extensive teaching experience. (4) Over 1,400 exercises for students to practice independently. The book is conceptually clear, rigorously reasoned, and straightforwardly explained, with typical and practical examples. It is an excellent textbook for engineering mechanics and can serve as the English textbook or primary reference for theoretical mechanics and engineering mechanics courses in China's higher institutions of science and technology.