Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics - Hardcover

Soutas-little, Robert W.; Inman, Daniel J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0132784092 ISBN 13: 9780132784092

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1998

Synopsis

Introducing techniques which previously have not been published, this state-of-the-art reference focuses on the power and widespread use of modern computational tools -- e.g., Mathcad, MATLAB, Mathematica, and Maple - for solving the dynamics problems for general time and plotting and visualizing the response. It uses direct vector solutions of multidimensional problems. KEY FEATURES: Introduces -- in a generic fashion -- the supporting mathematics to interface with modern computational software packages and includes short self-contained supplements in each of the major computational software packages (Mathcad, MATLAB, Mathematica, and Maple). An up-to-date reference for Dynamics Systems Analysists.

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About the Author

Robert W. Soutas-Little received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1962 and is now a Professor Emeritus in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Mechanics at Michigan State University. Author to 6 books on the topics of Elasticity, Engineering Mechanics, Statics, and Dynamics, Dr. Soutas-Little has also published over 60 journal papers and chapters in books as well as co-authoring 15 technical reports. He has Directed 22 PhD's as well as 150 M.S. Students and prior to teaching at Michigan State he held positions at Oklahoma State University, University of Wisconsin, Marquette University, Technion in Israel, and a MSU summer program at Cambridge University, England. He is a Founding Member of the American Society of Biomechanics, a Charter Member or the Society of Engineering Science, a Member of the International Society of Biomechanics, the American Society of Mechanical Engineering, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Soutas-Little has been the recipient of the Western Electric Award for Teaching Excellence in Engineering in 1970, the Goldberg Chair in 1982, the Distinguished Faculty Award - Michigan State University in 1995, named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1996, received the Withrow Teaching Excellence Award in 1997, the Withrow Distinguished Scholar Award in 1999, as well as receiving many research contracts and grants between 1962 and 1999. His research interests include Biomechanics, Dynamics, Applied Mathematics, Elasticity, and Continuum Mechanics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0132784092
• ISBN 13: 9780132784092
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 702