At the Fireside by Roger Webster

At the Fireside by Roger Webster

Lectures on Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics is suitable for Bachelor's level education at schools of engineering with an academic profile. It gives a concise and formal account of the theoretical framework of elementary Engineering Mechanics.

A distinguishing feature of this textbook is that its content is consistently structured into postulates, definitions and theorems, with rigorous derivations. The reader finds support in a wealth of illustrations and a cross-reference for each deduction. This textbook underscores the importance of properly drawn free-body diagrams to enhance the problem-solving skills of students.

There are three versions of this textbook with the same content: this black/white print version (ISBN 978-91-981287-3-4), a color print version (ISBN 978-91-981287-4-1), and an electronic PDF version (ISBN 978-91-981287-4-1) available through Google Play.

I. STATICS
1. Introduction
2. Force-couple systems
3. Static equilibrium
4. Center of mass
5. Distributed and internal forces
6. Friction

I. PARTICLE DYNAMICS
7. Planar kinematics of particles
8. Kinetics of particles
9. Work-energy method for particles
10. Momentum and angular momentum of particles
11. Harmonic oscillators

I. RIGID BODY DYNAMICS
12. Planar kinematics of rigid bodies
13. Planar kinetics of rigid bodies
14. Work-energy method for rigid bodies
15. Impulse relations for rigid bodies
16. Three-dimensional kinematics of rigid bodies
17. Three-dimensional kinetics of rigid bodies

APENDIX
A. Selected mathematics
B. Quantity, unit and dimension
C. Tables

Roger Webster is Professor of Literary Studies and Director of the School of Media, Critical & Creative Arts, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool.