This book covers statics and dynamics to provide the student with everything needed to complete typical first-year undergraduate courses. Although students often find it difficult to visualize problems and grasp the mathematics, Adrian Roberts' approach tackles concepts with many examples, exercises and helpful diagrams. A key section on background mathematics allows students to review the prerequisite mathematics needed to progress through both topics.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface; Part I. Statics: 1. Forces; 2. Moments; 3. Centre of gravity; 4. Distributed forces; 5. Trusses; 6. Beams; 7. Friction; 8. Non-coplanar forces and couples; 9. Virtual work; Part II. Dynamics: 10. Kinematics of a point; 11. Kinetics of a particle; 12. Plane motion of a rigid body; 13. Impulse and momentum; 14. Work, power and energy; Part III. Problems: 15. Statics; 16. Dynamics; Part IV. Background Mathematics: 17. Algebra; 18. Trigonometry; 19. Calculus; 20. Co-ordinate geometry; 21. Vector algebra; 22. Two more topics.
