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| Engineering Mechanics - Statics (11th Edition)
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Edition: 11
Author: Russell C. Hibbeler
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date: 2006-05-04
ISBN-10: 0132215004
ISBN-13: 9780132215008
List Price: $131.00
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Offers a concise yet thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. The book is committed to developing users' problem-solving skills. Features "Photorealistc" figures (approximately 200) that have been rendered in often 3D photo quality detail to appeal to visual learners. Features a large variety of problem types from a broad range of engineering disciplines, stressing practical, realistic situations encountered in professional practice, varying levels of difficulty, and problems that involve solution by computer. A thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and applications includes some of these topics: Force Vectors; Equilibrium of a Particle; Force System Resultants; Equilibrium of a Rigid Body; Structural Analysis; Internal Forces; Friction; Center of Gravity and Centroid; Moments of Inertia; and Virtual Work. For professionals in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, and engineering mechanics careers
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Rating of the 1 st edition book and the author
| Customer Rating: | My discussion here is a rating of the 1st edition and the author, Professor R.C. Hibbeler. The first edition is the one I used in my course of study while in college.
Granted the book does not offer a lot of complicated examples, only relatively easy ones. But there is a reason. The author wants the student to develop his/her own skills in problem solving. He does explain the material in enough detail to accomplish this. The reasons for not supplying a solutions manual should be obvious.
This book does a great job of supplying a very large and diverse collection of problem. The illustrations are very helpful with the problem solving exercise. As best I can recall, answers are provided to all even numbered problems.
As a text book and learning tool, the author should (and does) assume that the reader is a aspiring engineering student with intension on learning the most from the subject.
As I said earlier, its strengths are the number of problems presented in the text and the fact that the answers to most all of the problems are in the back of the book.
The book covers all the basic subjects required for a future understanding of Mechanics of Materials, usually presented later on in your continuing engineering studies. I do recommend it as a text book for a basic entry level engineering statics course, and it is great for the beginning engineering student for first year engineering students. It is also a great tool for preparation and to improve your understanding of other classes such as calculus, physics, dynamics.
As for the author, he is top notch. You can be assured this professor knows his subject. Just look at the various other books written by him: Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Structural Analysis. But this does not always make a good teacher. However, this professor is a great teacher. For no other reason, simply because he was my instructor at the University Of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University Of Louisiana At Lafayette) |
Engineering Mechanics - Statics (11th Edition)
| Customer Rating: | | The Product arrived on time and in perfect condition. I book was exactly like the sellers discription |
It's ok
| Customer Rating: | | I've only gotten through the first few chapters in my course, but a solid physics 1 background will REALLY be the best help in understanding some of the concepts in this book. The examples in the book are simple enough to where you are without complex examples to help with the complex problems at the end of the chapter. Illustrations are top notch allowing 3d problems to be worked without much picture guessing. |
Good for what it is.
| Customer Rating: | | This book is essentially a large collection of problem sets with breif explainations of the concepts and formulas needed to solve them in between. Illustrations are well done and helpful for solving the problems and the appendix contains answers for all but every fourth problem. You will not gain much insight into the fundamental physics behind statics and you will not find mathematically rigorous derivations of equations but you will become proficient at solving a large number of "typical" situations in engineering using them. If you have a solid background in physics and mathematics (classical physics and single-variable calculus) you will find this book to be good source for practicing your problem solving skills and staying familiar with the basic concepts. Nearly all are of a computational nature with very few conceptual exercises included. If this is the first time you have seen the ideas presented in this book then the problems will be more challenging due to the lack of depth in Hibbler's explainations and examples. I would recommend using an engineering physics text such as Halliday's or Serway's to help grasp the concepts and Hibbler's for practice problems. |
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