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 | | Mechanics of Materials by James M. Gere, Stephen P. Timoshenko ISBN-10: 9780534934293 ISBN-10: 0-534-93429-3 ISBN-13: 9780534934293 ISBN-13: 978-0-534-93429-3 Hardcover 1997-05 PWS Pub. Co. Find Lowest Price |
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Book Description This is a classic text which has set the standard for courses in mechanics and strength of materials. A perennial best-seller on the PWS list, it emphasizes the fundamental concepts and applications of strength of materials while developing students' analytical and problem solving skills. The Fourth Edition has been fully revised to include more teaching detail in the text explanations and worked examples, a more natural and logical topic sequence, improved illustrations, and enhanced problem sets. | ||
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I didn't even need to go to class! This textbook made up for my (nice, but) boring professor. He'd rush through several important lessons, so I'd just read them and teach myself from this book. Every chapter had excellent examples that were thoroughly explained, and I didn't find any errors. Answers are in the back, so if you're motivated, you can even learn Mechanics of Materials without any guidance from a professor. | ||
There is a better textbook than this one. I am an instructor of an introductory course on mechanics of materials. I used this textbook by Gere and another textbook with the same title by Roy R. Craig, Jr. as my references. I find the textbook by Craig has a much better content structure than this text. For example, this text splits Stress Concentrations, Energy Methods and Indeterminate Problems into subsections of different chapters which is rather annoying. These topics should be a complete chapter of itself for clarity. | ||
Comprehensive and Enlightening This is a comprehensive, enlightening and reader-friendly textbook on mechanics of materials. This excellent book is full of worked examples, illustrations and equations to help students relate to the fundamental concepts in mechanics of materials. The book provides a great foundation in this subject for undergraduate engineers. The book is well organized and well written with clear and easy to follow explanations. The book is especially useful for reference, as it explains the derivations and many forms of complex equations in a step-by-step and simple to understand format. Overall, one of the best books on mechanics of materials particularly for those that need a gentle introduction to stress and strain analysis. | ||
Excellent coverage of Mechanics of Materials The coverage of the material is excellent. The discussions of the various techniques are rational and insightful. The author is a seasoned engineer/academician who really understands mechanics, and knows how to convey its flavor to the reader. Timoshenko's classic "Strength of Materials" covers most topics that are relevant to an engineer; however it comes with a "bag of tricks" and is difficult to follow. Gere's book takes a step back by eliminating certain advanced topics, and methodically explains the principles and techniques of mechanics. | ||
The Most Confusing Mechanics Book Around! This book is awful. The writing style is terrible. I think the author needs to learn how to speak english. Here's a quote from the book: "Having found the principal stresses and their directions for an element in plane stress, we now consider the determination of the maximum shear stresses and the planes on which they act." Instead he SHOULD have written: "We will now find the maximum shear stresses." The whole book is like this. It is far too wordy. This book could be a lot smaller if the author didn't try to make everything so complicated. | ||