Russell, George William

Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics
Ferdinand P. Beer , Jr., E. Russell Johnston , William E. Clausen , George H. Staab , Ferdinand Beer , William Clausen , and George Staab
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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For the past forty years Beer and Johnston have been the uncontested leaders in the teaching of undergraduate engineering mechanics. Over the years their textbooks have introduced significant theoretical and pedagogical innovations in statics, dynamics, and mechanics of materials education. At the same time, their careful presentation of content, unmatched levels of accuracy, and attention to detail have made their texts the standard for excellence. The new Seventh Edition of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics continues this tradition.

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Run away.......2006-05-11

I found this book difficult to read and the example problems did not help with the homework problems. I went to return this book after taking Dynamics to find out that an 8th edition is being released and the book store would only offer my $7.25 for a book I paid well over $100.00. The fact that an 8th edition is being release so soon tells me that this book is flawed and being rewritten.

Disappointed.......2006-02-15

While the theory is somehow digestible, the problems are way too difficult and out of the real world. TO THE AUTHORS: When you imagine a mechanical system to be analyzed, try to make it real, not weird. Set as unknown the parameters that cannot be measured not those that can. Please, don't distort the engineering thinking of our students. (By the way: Fig. B.1 on page 1297 shows a crankshaft not a camshaft! Your solutions to problems 16.107 and 16.108 in the Instructor's Manual do not include the normal acceleration of the clamp. Energy Conservation when applied to Prob. 16.108 gives a term in omega^2).

Good Book.......2005-10-16

I used this book for the course of Dynamics in Civil Engineering. It was the textbook of my class. The examples are basic, and show you how to use the basic principles of dynamics to solve the more challeging problems at the end of each chapter. I enjoyed a lot this book, and I recommend it to everyone.

?.......2005-01-07

It amazes me how someone could not find this text incredibly useful? It provides elaborate in-chapter examples, numerous practice examples, and a description on how to attack a given problem at the end of the chapter. I am a Senior and I can honestly say that this is the best text I have used.....

Why is this book still in print?.......2004-05-10

I don't believe I've ever read a more illogical, poorly organized, overly difficult piece of trash in my life. I'm guessing the only reason my professor used this book is because some of the people in the acknowledgments are affiliated with Penn State. That's probably the only reason anybody uses this book. To anybody who will be required to waste their money on this book, don't even bother reading the sections because they make absolutely no sense and are completely unrelated to the example problems. There is no reason, in my opinion, why a student shouldn't be able to learn and completely understand the material covered in a course soley from reading the textbook. That is clearly not the case with this book, though.

Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics and Dynamics

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A poor example of engineering mechanics textbook
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics and Dynamics
Ferdinand P. Beer , Jr., E. Russell Johnston , Elliot R. Eisenberg , William E. Clausen , George H. Staab , Ferdinand Beer , Elliot Eisenberg , William Clausen , and George Staab
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
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Great Book!.......2006-01-29

Easy to understand with ample well-explained examples to help follow the subject. Great book overall!

Great book.......2005-11-30

This is really a great book in a hard to grasp subject.It is easy to follow ,has a lot of excellent sample problems and examples ,student-friendly and it is ideal for selfstudy.

Ok service.......2005-10-10

Took awile to get here and they put a huge sticker on the front and back that had the website info on it. I didn't pay them so they could use my book as free advertising. That made me angry, but other than that and a few wrinkled pages, it's a good book.

A poor example of engineering mechanics textbook.......2004-06-23

I was forced into purchasing this group of books for my university engineering program as all of the homework problems required were straight from this book.

Additionally, the books were packaged with schaums problem sets that were particularly useless (schaums outlines are usually excellent, but their problem sets did not contain all of the detail and had nothing extra to offer over Beer and Johnston's textbook) and therefore a waste of my money.

With that said, the only redeeming value of this book is the sheer number of exercises and answers (numerical answers with no explanation, however).

The writing quality suffers what english majors call overuse of passive voice. Overuse of the words "is," "will," "are," etc. characterize this style. With the lack of acting verbs in sentences, the book effectively numbs the mind and puts the reader to sleep. This passive use of verbage also serves to take the emphasis off of the important parts of sentences.

Aside from stylistic issues with the english language, the book also suffers from a lack of vision. The authors did not provide a good methodology to approaching problems at all. They hint at it, by telling the student to draw pictures. However, in examples, the authors jump from one step to the next without much explanation of how a person would discover the techniques themselves. This makes the homework problems particularly difficult when a completely different approach than the one in the examples is required.

There are also derivation and explanation issues. For instance, in the handling of the precession of free bodies (this example sticks out in particular), the author provides a diagram and some equations. However, students cannot precede merely from what the author explained. The student, in order to approach the problems, must assume the validity of the vector diagrams and their relationships, along with equations, seperately. The diagrams and equations WERE NOT UNIFIED in the discussion. This gives the impression that the authors seperately wrote different parts of the book, and later simply pasted the pieces together without any greater plan.

I would not recommend these books as something colleges should use.

This book could be a lot better........2004-04-21

Not enough examples. You would have to buy another book with more examples or get a tutor.

7 Motivational Greats Audiobooks W. As a Man Thinketh, Acres of Diamonds, the Majesty of Calmness Etc

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VERY GOOD, DIFFERENT, IMAGINATIVE - but can take some getting used to
5 stars all the way but not conservative and traditionally narrated
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7 Motivational Greats Audiobooks W. As a Man Thinketh, Acres of Diamonds, the Majesty of Calmness Etc
James Allen , Ross Armetta , Russell Conwell , and William George Jordan
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The 7 Motivational Greats (4CD) set consists of 4 full-length motivational classics and 3 short bonus audiobooks packaged together in a discounted, convenient, complete, and synergistic motivational set. The series focuses on the human mind and its prevalent thoughts in relation to their manifestation into circumstances (the material world) and simple, practical philosophy steps and attitudes to maximize your worth and find your financial / business success (proven successful by thousands of people for over 100 years). In addition it also develops strength and perspective in our fast paced, unnatural "civilized" world.

Together they are food for thought and explain the first steps and changes needed to find a balanced and productive life. As a Man Thinketh /2 - increases your awareness and recognition of responsibility for focusing your thoughts and accepting the results of your (mind's) life design (or lack of) and your actions. Acres of Diamonds reminds you to focus on serving people's needs and urges you to provide practical, useful service to others. The Majesty of Calmness provides perspective, aids you in challenging moments, and helps you to keep peace and faith. The bonus audiobooks are The Sayings of Confucius, When a Man Comes to Himself (by Woodrow Wilson), and The Work of Russell H. Conwell.

They are not "cheerleading" titles, but profound (yet simple and comprehensible) studies of human psychology and fundamental / common sense principles in our free and capitalistic society. They will help you to 1) see and realize the links and causes for the success, failures, pain, and happiness in life as they originate from thought and action; 2) Point out the negative and positive beliefs, traits, and habits that make people happy and successful; 3) Provide specific key points to emulate and act on to improve your happiness and success (think of a caring father, priest, sister or friend encouraging you to find your best); 4) help bring you from the "shadows" into the light; and 5) give you peace and perspective to deal serenely and calmly with almost anything that happens.

Listening to them is like planting seeds of wisdom in your psyche that slowly transform you and your life as situations and understanding occur. They provide fruits of realization, change, happiness, and success. They can help you relieve pain, fear, and know that you are free - not trapped.

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Not worth the time.......2007-01-19

I bought these cds based on other reviews and I am very disappointed with them. I will begrudingly say that there is some subject matter falls in the "OK" catagorie but most of it is tired platatude of outdated ideas. Some of the talks are so reactionary as to be offensive. This work is hardly inspiring.

Very Good I liked them all.......2005-12-20

I enjoyed them especially Acres of Diamonds. The narrator, music and especially the information are good. Some are better for some times than others. As A Man Thinketh and Majesty of Calmness are kind of soft and reflective and Acres of Diamonds and As You Think So You Are are kind of loud, energetic, and humorous.

VERY GOOD, DIFFERENT, IMAGINATIVE - but can take some getting used to.......2005-12-19

Ha, Ha, Ha some of these are very funny. I almost split my sides. I really enjoyed them. It's the first audiobook that I got a lot out of and really enjoyed it at the same time.

I have never written a review before, but these audiobooks are so outstanding that I really want to let people know about them and share them.

I think most people buy audiobooks for information.
To date all the audiobooks that I have bought have been straightforward so much so that
they sometimes become monotonous and boring. Even if the material is good when it keeps droning on its like my little niece playing her 1 piano note song with my retreat from the area ( turning the CD off ) or the accompanying headache following shortly thereafter.

Some of these audiobooks are very different: they are not only informative, but entertaining as well. Every audio book is narrated differently.

The As a Man Thinketh and Majesty of Calmness are pretty calm and straightforward with nice music breaks and little intensity peaks to clarify the important points.
All in all these two are mostly conventional and I do not think anyone can fault either of these for the material, narration style, music, etc. They are both quite good in themselves. I especially liked the Majesty of Calmness and use it regularly now.

The Acres of Diamonds and As a Man Thinketh 2 are much more entertaining and not always straightforward.

The Acres of Diamonds has little stories in it. The stories are of an Arab diamond seeker and an Arab guide, a professor of mineralogy who thinks he's smart, 49 ers (gold rush seekers), and others. When they come to the stories the narrator makes a character, and sometimes does it for the audience members that Dr. Conwell speaks about. I found it to be very cute and enjoyed them. This book was originally a lecture (not a book) so it makes perfect sense to make the audiobook the way they did. When most people tell stories they usually speak a little differently or emulate the people they are talking about. Dr. Conwell was a Baptist preacher and they use Gospel music in it. I found myself getting up and swinging to the music every so often. With this audiobook I got the information, entertainment, and a little exercise.

The As a Man Thinketh 2 annoyed me for a bit. If I had stopped it there I might have given it a bad review. It seemed silly, and loud, but I stuck it out because the information was good. By the end of it the audiobook I not only I liked it, but now realize that this company has taken audiobooks to another level.
When I now listen to other audiobooks they seem very flat, plain, and boring just words being "mouthed" by a "professional," monotonous, usually calm and stuffy narrator.

If anyone does not like these audiobooks I think it may be because some people simply dislike the obnoxious professor (or perhaps they are PhD's themselves of the type in audiobook and it hits too close to home) and judge the audiobooks poorly for that before they really give them all a chance. Not realizing the obnoxious professor is making a point at a deeper level than mere words. I believe the obnoxious character is actually illustrating some of the points in the material in a clever way.

That audiobook is not only informational, it's funny, and entertaining, but it is at first challenging and very different. It has a variety of characters including a stuffy, egomaniac professor, a "woman" who sounds "sexy" an example of "vice" not virtue,
a happy go lucky East Indian Professor "Dr. Swami Vivipunda", an Aussie (sounds like the Crocodile Hunter - I loved his enthusiasm - it made me feel like a happy kid again - so innocent), Tex and others.

These audiobooks use style, tone, and context, and types of characters that you sometimes come across in real life to make the material even stronger and more potent - they don't "mouth" them. If they were simply mouthed you could not laugh so hard or be so aggravated at times. The As a Man Thinketh challenges you. If you take the emotional response and listen to the material you will have a powerful "lesson." that is easy to remember. It did for me, I have become much more humble and recognized some less than ideal traits in myself thanks to the arrogant professor, and I now eat less and am more in control of myself thanks to "Melinda Melendez" the vice like character. I got the point.

I mostly agree with the other reviewers who liked them.
If you are uptight, take offense easily, don't have much humor, are very "logical" or a professor, or do not like ethnic people you may not enjoy two of these audiobooks but,
I suggest you buy this set and try them all anyway. Even if you hate the style that they use on the Acres of Diamonds and As a Man Thinketh 2 you will still have two very good audiobooks As a Man Thinketh and The Majesty of Calmness that are pretty normal and well worth the price of the set by themselves. If you find that you have acquired a taste for the other two wilder audiobooks then you will have a complete set for different needs, moods and times. You may find that the "weird" stuff grows on you. I would recommend these to my mother, my niece, and my friends. I believe in them, and they did make a difference in my life as my waist, and now humbler dealings with people prove to me.

5 stars all the way but not conservative and traditionally narrated.......2005-12-16

I really have to wonder about someone who could give this set a 1 star and what their intentions are. Did they actually listen to all 4 disks or did they make a snap judgment on one of them on style ignoring the content? Even if you hated all the narration, it's certainly intelligible and the content is superb. You can verify that yourself by looking at the reviews of the books individually. There is nothing wrong with the music (unless you dislike Classical, New Age, or Gospel because that's what they use) - it is different styles all appropriate to the subject. I had no problem with the tracks; they have a listing on the container that says exactly which track is which. You simply have to look and press the CD button to find it. The tempo varies from slow and relaxing (with slow and relaxing subjects) to very fast and exciting (with motivating subjects) what's wrong with that? They do move it along on some of the tracks and some of the tracks are also pretty modern and might be too much for very old or very conservative people.
On the other hand it had Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata also. I think it is pretty well balanced. This set has relaxation and motivation depending upon the disk you listen to. . I believe it is a 5 star even if only for content although the rest of it is actually pretty good also. If you are very conservative or old you might not like the As a Man Thinketh 2 (but it is really not that bad - but obviously set for younger people just don't listen to that disk use the others) other than that have no fear. It's a very good series. I would purchase it again without hesitation.

Don't Waste Your Money!!!!.......2005-12-13

I have worked in the entertainment business for over 20 years and this is the worst piece of work put out by a rank amateur I'v ever seen...You are better off finding ANYONE who can read aloud read you these works that are probably in the public domain...They aren't even good enough to put you to sleep because the "Narrator" is reading them with the inflection of a person who has no idea what the words flopping out of his mouth mean...The tempo is choppy, the music cheesy, and this is a total waste of compact discs...The tracks are only numbered so you cannot tell which piece of clap-trap this guy is droning on about and at least one track fades to music for no reason and comes up on another dialogue about god-knows-what....Oh, and the "narrator" has chosen a truly awful "Shakesperean" dialect for some of the tracks which is completely unfathomable...Sorry for the severity of my review, but I spent good money for Motivation and ended up with Indigestion!

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Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics
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Vector Mechanics for Engineers
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Motivational Classics/Acres of Diamonds/Kingship of Self-Control/As A Man Thinketh

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Motivational Classics/Acres of Diamonds/Kingship of Self-Control/As A Man Thinketh
Russell/Jordan,William George/Allen,James Conwell
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A Short History of the Evangelical Movement

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A Short History of the Evangelical Movement
George William Erskine Russell
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Release Date: 2001-07-20

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This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1915 edition by A. R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd., London.

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Twisted
Groff (editor) [George Langelaan; David H. Keller; Guy de Maupassant; Stephen Crane; William W. Stuart; Will F. Jenkins; Walter M. Miller Jr.; Stephen Grendon (August Derleth;) Ambrose Bierce; Eric Frank Russell; Margaret St. Clair] Conklin
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Finding New Neighbors
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Collections and Recollections (Large Print Edition)

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Collections and Recollections (Large Print Edition)
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The world is full of vague people, and in the average man, and still more in the average woman, the chronological sense seems to be entirely wanting. Thus, when I have occasionally stated in a mixed company that my first distinct recollection was the burning of Covent Garden Theatre, I have seen a general expression of surprised interest, and have been told, in a tone meant to be kind and complimentary, that my hearers would hardly have thought that my memory went back so far.

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