Synopses & Reviews
For the past forty years Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Over the years their textbooks have introduced significant theoretical and pedagogical innovations in statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials education. At the same time, their careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made their texts the standard for excellence. The new Seventh Edition of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics continues this tradition.
Synopsis
The new Eighth Edition of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Beer/Johnston series. Continuing in the spirit of its successful previous editions, the Eighth Edition provides conceptually accurate and thorough coverage together with a significant addition of new problems, including biomechanics problems, and the most extensive media resources available. Text comes with an outstanding media package which includes, Hands on Mechanics, ARIS Homework Management System and YourOtherTeacher.Com
About the Author
Born in France and educated in France and Switzerland, Ferd held an M.S. degree from the Sorbonne and an Sc.D. degree in theoretical mechanics from the University of Geneva. He came to the United States after serving in the French army during the early part of World War II and had taught for four years at Williams College in the Williams-MIT joint arts and engineering program. Following his service at Williams College, Ferd joined the faculty of Lehigh University where he taught for thirty-seven years. He held several positions, including the University Distinguished Professors Chair and Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department, and in 1995 Ferd was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by Lehigh University.
Table of Contents
11 Kinematics of Particles12 Kinetics of Particles: Newton's Second Law13 Kinetics of Particles: Energy and Momentum Methods14 Systems of Particles15 Kinematics of Rigid Bodies16 Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies: Forces and Accelerations17 Plane Motion of Rigid Bodies: Energy and Momentum Methods18 Kinetics of Rigid Bodies in Three Dimensions19 Mechanical VibrationsAppendix A Some Useful Definitions and Properties of Vector AlgebraAppendix B Moments of Inertia of MassesAppendix C Fundamentals of Engineering Examination