Engineering Mechanics , 5th Edition, Volume 1, Statics, 5th Edition

Over the past 50 years, Meriam & Kraige2s Engineering Mechanics: Statics has established a highly respected tradition of Excellence-A Tradition that emphasizes accuracy, rigor, clarity, and applications. Now completely revised, redesigned, and modernized, the new fifth edition of this classic text builds on these strengths, adding new problems and a more accessible, student-friendly presentation. NEW FEATURES Accessibility: New Contributors Bill Palm has revised the text to make it easier to understand Pedagogy: End-of-Chapter summaries and highlighted "key concepts" sections help students remember key points New Application Areas: Includes new application areas such as biomechanics New Homework Problems: 50% of the problems are new or revised Solving Problem With...: A Series of optional booklets on "Solving Statics Problems with" Matlab, Mathcad, and Maple Web-Based Problem Solving: A Collection of over 150 online problems Extension Sample Problems: These problems show how computational tools can be used to solve a variety of 2What If2 Scenarios Electronic Figures and Electronic Transparencies of Solved Problems: Text figures and more than 100 solved problems are available on the Web