Mechanics of Materials

by Russell C. Hibbeler

Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0133254429

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Book Description

Containing Hibbeler’s hallmark student-oriented features, this text is in four-color with a photorealistic art program designed to help students visualize difficult concepts. A clear, concise writing style and more examples than any other text further contribute to students’ ability to master the material.

For undergraduate Mechanics of Materials courses in Mechanical, Civil, and Aerospace Engineering departments.

This edition is available with MasteringEngineering, an innovative online program created to emulate the instructor’s office–hour environment, guiding students through engineering concepts from Mechanics of Materials with self-paced individualized coaching.

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Book Reviews

“This text describes the major challenge from the classical beam theory, and then presents the transformation method, plus a few examples. I think the author’s presentation style is very systematic and clear.” - L.R. Xu, Vanderbilt University

“The best features of this text include its clear presentation of course materials, and very good examples.” - L.R. Xu, Vanderbilt University

“I enjoy teaching this book. The best MOM book on the market for the students.” - Akthem Al-Manaseer, San Jose State University

“It is well organized with objectives, important points, procedures, and examples set out from the text. It has lots of problems to select from.” - Cliff Lissenden, Penn State

“There are many worked examples throughout the book. And these do not skip steps, which is important to the majority of learners.” - Cliff Lissenden, Penn State

“The author has done an excellent job conveying the concepts. The textbook is easy to follow and all the ideas are clearly presented.” - Yabin Liao, Arizona State University

About the Author

R.C. Hibbeler graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana with a BS in Civil Engineering (major in Structures) and an MS in Nuclear Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Northwestern University.

Hibbeler’s professional experience includes postdoctoral work in reactor safety and analysis at Argonne National Laboratory, and structural work at Chicago Bridge and Iron, as well as Sargent and Lundy in Tucson. He has practiced engineering in Ohio, New York, and Louisiana.

Hibbeler currently teaches at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. In the past he has taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Youngstown State University, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Union College.

Customer Reviews

This book was bought and received in brand new condition. It has good example problems but watch out for the symbols in the equations they can be different from learning from the teacher.

This book, like the Hibbeler books in Statics and Dynamics was rather straight and to the point, which is great for engineering classes. The book was, overall, very focused on applications and showed many examples. A better coverage of each principle (through talking through the concept a little more) would have, perhaps, assisted the learning process and application. This is only speculation, though. The book taught the given material well, though, and gave both simple and challenging problems to work through. It was an excellent book for an undergraduate class.