Mechanics of Materials (5th Edition)

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Summary: Overall good book
Review: This is a good book on a very difficult subject. It was the text book for one of my harder engineering classes. The book does a pretty decent job of explaining theroies, and the worked example problems are done pretty good. My only complaint is that the worked examples are quite easy compared to the homework problems. Homework problems require lots of time, thinking, and MORE time. Overall i thought the material was pretty interesting. Good Luck

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great textbook for engineering students as well as practicing engineers who want to keep in touch with this subject. It is unfortunate that at least one of the reviews of this text seems misplaced. The review by mr303 cannot have been written about this book, because it has not been out long enough for the reviewer to have taken a course using it. The identical review by the same reviewer also appears with the listing of the book Mechanics of Materials by R. C. Hibbeler, so perhaps this review has mistakenly become attached to the listings of several books with the same title. Also, the wrong publisher is listed for this book. It is published by Prentice Hall.

Rating:
Summary: Great Book
Review: This is a great textbook for engineering students as well as practicing engineers who want to keep in touch with this subject. It is unfortunate that at least one of the reviews of this text seems misplaced. The review by mr303 cannot have been written about this book, because it has not been out long enough for the reviewer to have taken a course using it. The identical review by the same reviewer also appears with the listing of the book Mechanics of Materials by R. C. Hibbeler, so perhaps this review has mistakenly become attached to the listings of several books with the same title. Also, the wrong publisher is listed for this book. It is published by Prentice Hall.