Engineering mechanics dynamics

by Andrew Pytel, Jaan Kiusalaas 

Statics and dynamics are the foundation subjects in the branch of engineering known as engineering mechanics.

Engineering mechanics is, in turn, the basis of many of the traditional fields of engineering, such as aerospace engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering.

In addition, engineering mechanics often plays a fundamental role in such diverse fields as medicine and biology.

Applying the principles of statics and dynamics to such a wide range of applications requires reasoning and practice rather than memorization.

Although the principles of statics and dynamics are relatively few, they can only be truly mastered by studying and analyzing problems.

Therefore, all modern textbooks, including ours, contain a large number of problems to be solved by the student.

Learning the engineering approach to problem solving is one of the more valuable lessons to be learned from the study of statics and dynamics in Engineering mechanics dynamics.

In this, our third edition of Engineering mechanics dynamics, we have made every effort to improve our presentation without compromising the following principles that formed the basis of the previous editions.

Each sample problem is carefully chosen to help students master the intricacies of engineering problem analysis.
The selection of homework problems is balanced between “textbook” problems that illustrate the principles of Engineering mechanics dynamics