HOW TO ACE MECHANICS OF MATERIALS WITH

Master the mechanics of materials with YouTube influencer Jeff Hanson   

Written to complement Hanson’s videos, How to Ace Mechanics of Materials with Jeff Hanson provides everything you need to know about strength of materials. Designed to reinforce lessons learned from the videos, the text covers key mechanics of materials concepts in concise, easy-to-understand ways. You’ll find pro tips, pitfalls, and practice problems pulled from and interlaced with the videos. Additional questions, problems, and challenges expand on those covered in the videos.

• Follows the videos of the YouTube engineering influencer Jeff Hanson, who has nearly 250,000 followers and is famous for demystifying complex material
• Reinforces learning with real-world examples, visuals and problems
• No paragraphs of text! Just the key takeaways you need to know in easy-to-read bulleted lists and illustrations
• Packed with pro tips and advice on avoiding pitfalls
• QR codes in the book includes links in e-books and on AccessEngineering

Jeff Hanson is a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. He received his PHD in Systems & Engineering Management from Texas Tech. Hanson’s popular YouTube channel with instructional engineering course videos has hundreds of thousands of followers worldwide. 

Ashley L. Bernal is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech and previously worked at Boeing as a Subsystems Engineer on Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems.

James Pitaressi is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering vice provost and executive director at the Center for Learning and Teaching, Binghamton University, State University of New York. A member of the AccessEngineering Faculty Advisory Board, he holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Buffalo. Pitaressi has received the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, the University's Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Peter A. Engel Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching in Mechanical Engineering.