
Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 3rd Edition
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Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics is the Problem Solver's Approach for Tomorrow's Engineers. Based upon a great deal of classroom teaching experience, authors Plesha, Gray, & Costanzo provide a rigorous introduction to the fundamental principles of statics and dynamics in a visually appealing framework for students. This title is available in Connect with SmartBook, featuring Application-Based Activities, the Free Body Diagram Tool, and Process Oriented Problems. Instructor resources for this title include: an Image Library, Lecture PPTs, and an Instructor Solutions Manual.
2 Vectors: Force and Position
3 Equilibrium of Particles
4 Moment of a Force and Equivalent Force Systems
5 Equilibrium of Bodies
6 Structural Analysis and Machines
7 Centroids and Distributed Force Systems
8 Internal Forces
9 Friction
10 Moments of Inertia
11 Introduction to Dynamics
12 Particle Kinematics
13 Force and Acceleration Methods for Particles
14 Energy Methods for Particles
15 Momentum Methods for Particles
16 Planar Rigid Body Kinematics
17 Newton-Euler Equations for Planar Rigid Body Motion
18 Energy and Momentum Methods for Rigid Bodies
19 Mechanical Vibrations
20 Three-Dimensional Dynamics of Rigid Bodies


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