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Title: Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics (4th Edition) by Irving H. Shames ISBN: 0-13-356924-1 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 06 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $120.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: superb for learning but better buy a different book!
Comment: Lets begin with the Pro's of Shames4:
+ strong use of vector algebra and vector calculus whenever possible. no components equations, so impossible to make sign convention errors. fool-proof calculations :-)
+ extremely detailed, long and advanced examples result in great learning effect. Excellent examples, several pages long!
+ thorough math derivations of formulas for complete understanding. never boring write style, pleasant to read.
+ the most advanced problems set on market
+ slightly advanced maths used throughout to accompany the full derivations.
+ features the very best treatment of Kinematics of Rigid Bodies (Ch15:80pp.) on the market (read and learn from this!!)
+ doesnt shrink from advanced eng maths when appropriate and elegant incl tensor algebra/calculus, DiffEq's, vector analysis, surface/volume integrals
+ full use and thorough explanations of coordsys how they are meant and applied (resolution of coord's). very detailed for full comprehension
+ nice unified treatment of area and mass products-moments of inertia in two subsequent chapters
+ includes advanced topics. not only the usual basic stuffs.
There are a few Con's on the other side:
- small-sized format, poor paper quality
- too few illustrations to back the text passages and math derivations
- one coloured only, all in blue, horror!
- key equations/definitions are not highlighted so very hard to make out (a few are highlighted but you wont find them, bet?)
- no real guides *how* to tackle problems (procedures of analysis) step-by-step
- much too few problems, unfortunately
- good but too short coverage of Dynamics of Rigid-Body Motion (Ch18:50pp.)
- lacks many useful formulas
- infavourable order of topics, all mixed, disorderly and confusing
- doesnt try to be complete/comprehensive. covered matter is treated in detail, but quite some matter is omitted, not there. irritating: this is *not* a complete book on eng mech :-(
to sum up:
maybe this is the best to learn from (theory of concepts). text is thorough and one-to-one, doesnt leave room for open questions for the matter treated. i recommend it as a ref book for solid background info/derivations/details. check it out from your library, do some reading, but then take Hibbeler10 to practice your problem-solving skills. Hibbeler tells you in detail, and step-by-step *how* to tackle problems, apply concepts and find the solution. Shames *shows* how to solve problems (with the help of *the best* examples!) but doesnt *tell* how to. This is a fine difference but crucial in my eyes. Have a look at my Hibbeler10 book revision (amazon.com) to see why should buy that and not this one here.
four stars=excellent book, you should read it (get copy from library) or at least selected chapters Ch15, Ch18, but i do not recommend buying it.
Rating: 5
Summary: Extremely well-written
Comment: When I was searching for the perfect text on this subject, I chanced to come across this book. I had used the books by Beer & Johnston and Meriam, but this one came close to being perfect as it was extremely well-written.
If you are looking for one text on Engineering Mechanics, then I recommend Irving Shames. Beer & Johnston can be used as a supplement.
Rating: 2
Summary: A head-scratcher
Comment: Shames manages to take one of the simplest mechanics courses ever and turn it into rocket science (that's not until next semester....). Even taking the class taught by the author himself, I remain baffled most of the time. The book has moments of clear language, but manages to leave out key details about necessary topics. There are more than enough examples, but he manages to skip and combine so many steps and methods, it can only leave a student puzzled. Leave this text for the study of theory, but use something else for applications.
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Title: Materials Science and Engineering : An Introduction by William D. Callister ISBN: 0471135763 Publisher: Wiley Text Books Pub. Date: 26 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $124.95 |
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Title: Engineering Mechanics: Statics And Dynamics (9th Edition) by Russell C Hibbeler, R.C. Hibbeler ISBN: 0130200069 Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub. Date: 15 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $150.00 |
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Title: Numerical Methods for Engineers: With Software and Programming Applications by Steven C. Chapra, Raymond Canale ISBN: 0072431938 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Pub. Date: 16 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $137.75 |
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Title: Engineering Mechanics: Statics by Irving H. Shames ISBN: 013356908X Publisher: Pearson Education POD Pub. Date: 17 April, 1996 List Price(USD): $91.00 |
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