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Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics (2nd Edition)

by Anthony Bedford, Wallace Fowler, A Bedford

ISBN-10: 9780201180718
ISBN-10: 0-201-18071-5
ISBN-13: 9780201180718
ISBN-13: 978-0-201-18071-8
Hardcover
1999-01-01
Addison-Wesley


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Product Description

Addison-Wesley is pleased to announce the imminent publication of Anthony Bedford and Wallace Fowler's Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics, Second Edition. The revised textbook will be published in November 1998, available in time for January '99 classes. This book has quickly earned a place in Engineering schools across the country because it teaches engineering mechanics the way a good instructor would. Hallmark Features

Problem Solving
Uses a "Strategy-Solution-Discussion" problem-solving methodology that

explains how to approach problems, solve them, and critically judge the results

Visualization
Stresses the importance of visual analysis, especially the use of free-body

diagrams Develops figures gradually and employs "ghosting" techniques to clarify and

emphasize concepts-- emulating the way an instructor teaches

Applications
Places engineering mechanics within the context of engineering practice by

including applications from many fields of engineering

Introduces design principles with the "Application to Engineering" feature using concepts developed in preceding sections of the chapter

New Features

Visualization

Provides more free-body diagrams to many of the worked examples

Separates most of the diagrams showing velocities, accelerations, and forces intoa free-body diagram showing the forces and a kinematic diagram showing the accelerations

Content
Extends the discussion of normal and tangential components in Chapter 2 to

include three- dimensional motion Includes a revised discussion of reference frames throughout the text, especially in Chapters 2 and 6 Improves the discussion of impulsive forces in Chapter 5 Improves the discussion of 2D rigid-body kinematics in Chapter 6 Expands and improves the discussion of D'Alembert's principle in Chapter 7

Provides a revised and improved discussion of angular impulse and momentum in Chapter 8 Expands the discussion of 3D rigid body dynamics in Chapter 9 and provides

new examples and problems Offers several new examples throughout the text including more of the popular feature, "Application to Engineering" Includes more than 20% new and revised end-of-chapter problems

Organization
Presents section on Orbital Mechanics in Chapter 3 Other Provides a thoroughly revised solution manual written by Wallace Fowler


Reviews


Does not explain well
Overall this book is not horrible, but it's not great by any stretch of imagination. Some of the chapters are well explained, but there are also a couple of chapters, such as chapter 18, that are very unclear. There are too few examples in each chapter, and they usually fail to underscore most of the theory stated earlier, some even skip the steps that are being taught in the same chapter! Needless to say, this makes understanding the material frustrating at times. There are probably much better dynamics textbooks around.

Not bad, not great
I have taught dynamics at the university level, and I have used several different texts. This text is clear and well-written, but oversimplified, even for a one-semester undergraduate course. The problem selection is weak.

Not bad, not great
I have taught dynamics at the university level, and have used several different dynamics books. This one is clear and well-written, but oversimplified, even for a one-semester undergraduate course. The selection of problems is poor.


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