I was hopeful this might give me a little help with second year Mech.Eng degree, but it is utterly useless as it uses non SI units of measurement for lengths and other important stuff. Who in their right mind in the 21st century uses Imperial quantities? What a waste of money... it is going straight into the bin.

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MECHANICS FOR ENGINEERS: DYNAM Paperback – 16 July 1987
by
Ferdinand Beer
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Providing first-rate treatment of rigid bodies without vector mechanics, this edition has extensive selection of new problems and end-of-chapter summaries.
- Print length512 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMcGraw-Hill Professional
- Publication date16 July 1987
- Dimensions21.08 x 3.81 x 26.67 cm
- ISBN-100071001352
- ISBN-13978-0071001359
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About the Author
Born in France and educated in France and Switzerland, Ferdinand Beer held an M.S. degree from the Sorbonne and an Sc.D. degree in theoretical mechanics from the University of Geneva. He came to the United States after serving in the French army during the early part of World War II and taught for four years at Williams College in the Williams-MIT joint arts and engineering program. Following his service at Williams College, Beer joined the faculty of Lehigh University, where he taught for thirty-seven years. He held several positions, including the University Distinguished Professors Chair and Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department. In 1995, Beer was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by Lehigh University.
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- Publisher : McGraw-Hill Professional; 4th edition (16 July 1987)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 512 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0071001352
- ISBN-13 : 978-0071001359
- Dimensions : 21.08 x 3.81 x 26.67 cm
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