Statics for dummies / by James H. Allen, III.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, James H.

Series:

For Dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statics.

Mechanics, Applied.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fast and easy way to ace your statics course Does the study of statics stress you out? Does just the thought of mechanics make you rigid? Thanks to this book, you can find balance in the study of this often-intimidating subject and ace even the most challenging university-level courses. Statics For Dummies gives you easy-to-follow, plain-English explanations for everything you need to grasp the study of statics. You'll get a thorough introduction to this foundational branch of engineering and easy-to-follow coverage of solving problems involving forces on bodies at rest;

Contents:

Statics For Dummies®; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; Part I: Setting the Stage for Statics; Part II: Your Statics Foundation: Vector Basics; Part III: Forces and Moments as Vectors; Part IV: A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words (Or At Least a Few Equations): Free-Body Diagrams; Part V: A Question of Balance: Equilibrium; Part VI: Statics in Action; Part VII: The Part of Tens; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0-470-89188-2

0-470-89186-6

OCLC:

668193965