| Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics |  | Authors: Ferdinand Beer, Jr.,E. Russell Johnston, William Clausen, Elliot Eisenberg, Phillip Cornwell
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 9
Pages: 1355
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.2
ISBN: 0077295498
Dewey Decimal Number: 621
EAN: 9780077295493
ASIN: 0077295498
Publication Date: January 26, 2009
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Continuing in the spirit of its successful previous editions, the ninth edition of Beer, Johnston, Mazurek, and Cornwell's Vector Mechanics for Engineers provides conceptually accurate and thorough coverage together with a significant refreshment of the exercise sets and online delivery of homework problems to your students. Nearly forty percent of the problems in the text are changed from the previous edition. The Beer/Johnston textbooks introduced significant pedagogical innovations into engineering mechanics teaching. The consistent, accurate problem-solving methodology gives your students the best opportunity to learn statics and dynamics. At the same time, the careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made these texts the standard for excellence.
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 Greedy publisher, mediocre text May 23, 2010
Paul Anderson (Minneapolis, MN)
Like many others who use this, I am an engineering student and used the two parts of this book for my Statics and Dynamics classes. Trying to plan ahead, I bought the combined Statics & Dynamics book for my Statics class. With no warning, the publisher then released the 9th edition of this book, rendering my 8th edition obsolete and forcing me to buy this, the 9th edition Dynamics book, but also giving me the opportunity to compare the two. There is almost no difference in content between the 8th and 9th editions -- the sections explaining the material and the examples are directly copied. The homework problems were all changed, however, rendering it impossible to use an old version for a class (mostly they just rearranged the problems and changed the numbers). This is profiteering at its worst and shows me that the publishers (and likely the authors, too) are interested in nothing more than making a profit at the expense of students.
Regarding the content, this book is okay, but certainly could be better. The statics part of the book was better written and better explained. I managed to learn the material and did well in the class, but sometimes couldn't figure out why my answers didn't match the book's on homework problems. I guess I could have bought a solution manual, but I feel that a text should contain enough information for you to understand how to do any homework problem it contains. This book could have done more to clarify what assumptions can be made in certain cases (i.e. what can you assume when a body is rolling without slipping?). In general, the information was all there, but not well organized.
Sterile April 15, 2010
Kevin Deschamp (Littleton, CO)
I could not follow the examples or the chapter explanations. I felt as though Beer and Johnson did not want me to understand the basic concepts. I would spend hours on a few problems and understand about half the material. For example, how come they do not explain what total acceleration of the system is. I had to ask my professor. I would buy Lindeburg books on fundamentals of engineering. Do not buy this book even if it is assigned to the class. Most of your classmates or going to work together on homework problems and never open the book.
 Well... October 22, 2009
upciv
I found it easier to understand the concepts out of Meriam's book. I'm sure this is an important and useful text, but wow is it dense.
One tip: beg, borrow, or steal the solution manual for this text... the problems are absolutely, without question, infeasible without it. Others have said it: they're just too hard. I don't understand what he was thinking writing impossible problems. My 190 year old professor couldn't even solve many of them.
 good purchase! June 19, 2009
Samarahlisa
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was surprised how quickly I received the book and the good conditions of it.
great review January 13, 2009
Joseph M. Lisiecki (orlando, florida usa)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The seller made amazon look good and made me trust in the sellers of new materials I try not to pay full price, so another hundred dollars I saved thanks to the seller. Just had to buy a slightly older edition. The book is immaculate and has the mini engineers rule which is useful.
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