For introductory statics and dynamics courses found in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aeronautical engineering, and engineering mechanics departments. This best-selling text offers a concise and thorough presentation of engineering mechanics theory and application. The material is reinforced with numerous examples to illustrate principles and imaginative, well-illustrated problems of varying degrees of difficulty. The text is committed to developing students' problem-solving skills and includes pedagogical features that have made Hibbeler synonymous with excellence in the field. The Ninth Edition has been updated to offer insightful new problems, improved examples, and a stronger supplement package.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
* NEW—Includes 20% brand-new end-of-section and end-of-chapter problems.
* NEW—Enhances art program with time-lapsed illustrations to more effectively simulate motion.
* NEW—Supports the print/media program with a fully dedicated web site.
* NEW—Integrates design oriented problems throughout.
* NEW—Carefully organizes problems by level and by design or computer application type.
* NEW—Adds Presentation Manager to the package to facilitate integrating media with the material.
* NEW—Adds photos in the margins to more explicitly show the connection between physical situations and their mathematical abstractions.
FEATURES
* Provides realistic and accurate visual support as part of an acclaimed full-color art program.
* Maintains a superior devotion to detail.
* Depicts real-world engineering problems.
* Features chapter-opening photographs to heighten student interest and emphasize the material's relevance.
Includes a wealth of diverse, well-illustrated problem sets that are innovatively organized, featuring...
* A large variety of problem types from a broad range of engineering disciplines, stressing practical, realistic situations encountered in professional practice.
* Varying levels of difficulty.
* Problems that involve solution by computer.
* Emphasizes the drawing of free-body diagrams throughout the book.
* Integrates Procedures for Analysis sections to provide the reader with a logical and orderly method for applying theory.
* Provides numerous, well-chosen examples that illustrate the application of fundamental theory to practical engineering problems.
* Guides readers through a system of superb pedagogical aids, including:
* Chapter objectives.
* Summary of formulas and equations.
* Coordination of topics with examples to minimize page-flipping.
