Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from First Year Work in Applied Mechanics
It is assumed that at every stage of progress the student can by reasonable effort read the book understandingly by himself (always with pencil and paper at hand), so as to be ready to grasp the condi tions of concrete or ideal problems brought up in class, and follow state ments made in the language of mathematics and mechanics. In other words, he must here learn to translate the language of the world of mat ter, motion, and force into mathematical forms. The book is not flooded with easy examples which involve nothing new. The use of Graphical solutions is a characteristic feature. The infinitesimal Calculus is not introduced until Centroids and Centers of Action are reached in Chapter VII. In Chapter IX, fiber stress in a Bent Beam is introduced in order to fully explain the origin and use of the Moment of Inertia of surfaces. The comprehensive study of beams will follow in Chapters XIX-XXI. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
