Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics

By BEER/JOHNSTON/WILDI

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0075600765
• ISBN13: 9780075600763
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Co Ltd
• Length: 599 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.2" x 1.4" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Very clear and well illustrated

Maybe, I just pick up these concepts easily. I found this book very useful and extremely easy to understand. The sample problems are detailed and very easy follow. The "Solving Problems on Your Own" at the end of the each section provides an excellent review and will be a terrific reference. It is one of the best textbooks I have read. I can only think of a couple things that would have made it better for me. For instance, I think they could improve there coverage of finding centroids with integration. By my old calculus book covered this very well. I am not a big fan of photographs in textbooks that only dress things up. That said, the authors really need to fix some captions. It is just wrong to call a crankshaft a camshaft, and there is a picture with a 'bollard' that sure looks like it is a capstan rather than a bollard. (Now I am being real nit-picky) All in all, a terrific textbook. I wish more textbooks were as clear and succinct.

Good text for college level Statics

I used this book for my college Statics class, and it has been one of my favorite texts so far. The derivations of all the equations are very clear. Many real world examples/applications are also included, which helps spice up an otherwise dry subject matter. Also, the example problems correspond well to the homework problems, allowing you to work backwards if you are stuck. I've seen lots of complaints about the lack of a solutions manual, but personally, I felt it was uneccesary.

how about a sol'n manual

this book is colorful and all, but it will be helpful if there is a sol'n manual 'cuz the sample problems are very easy and the hw are outrageously hard

Designed for the Student

One of the best, if not the best text book on fundemental structural analysis.A beginners best bet.

Excellent Book!

I found Beer and Johnston's version of Statics very easy to follow. All problems are presented in an easy-to-understand format with multiple-color graphics. I highly recommend this over any other statics book I have tried.