Theoretical Mechanics = Engineering Mechanics (English Abbreviated Version)

Author: (USA) Arthur P. Boresi, (USA) Richard J. Schmidt
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This book is a condensed version of the original work "Engineering Mechanics" by Professor Arthur P. Boresi and Richard J. Schmidt of the United States. Based on the fundamental requirements of theoretical mechanics courses for mechanical and near-mechanical disciplines in China, it has been condensed while striving to retain the original book's progressive and practical style, aiming to facilitate teaching and reduce students' financial burden. The content of this book includes: a review of mechanical concepts, forces and other vectors, equilibrium of particles, equilibrium of plane forces, couples, and rigid bodies, equilibrium of spatial forces, couples, and rigid bodies, simple structures and mechanisms, centers of gravity, centroids, and distributed forces, friction, an introduction to dynamics, kinematics of particles, dynamics of particles, the impulse-momentum principle of particles, kinematics of rigid bodies, dynamics of rigid bodies, kinetic energy, momentum, and plane motion of rigid bodies. Additionally, it includes a conversion table for imperial and international units, as well as the preface by the original authors. This book can serve as a bilingual teaching material for theoretical mechanics courses in mechanical, electrical, material, and other related disciplines at universities and colleges, and can also be referenced by a broad range of engineering professionals.