Statics and Strength of Materials
by: Fa-Hwa Cheng
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The new edition of this easy-to-understand text, designed for a non-calculus course in statics and strength of materials, requires only a working knowledge of algebra,geometry, and trigonometry. In addition to expanded coverage and better organization of information, it addresses new topics such as accuracy and precision, solution ofsimultaneous equations, rolling resistance, mechanical properties of materials, composite beams, reinforcedconcrete beans, plastic analysis of beams, design of shear connectors, and more.
The new edition of this easy-to-understand text, designed for a non-calculus course in statics and strength of materials, requires only a working knowledge of algebra,geometry, and trigonometry. In addition to expanded coverage and better organization of information, it addresses new topics such as accuracy and precision, solution ofsimultaneous equations, rolling resistance, mechanical properties of materials, composite beams, reinforcedconcrete beans, plastic analysis of beams, design of shear connectors, and more.
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- Useful tool
This book gets its point across. It is a textbook and that is what it is supposed to do. It gives you everything you need to be successful in the class you are taking, though I only used the second half about the strengths of different materials. The first half, which is statics, could be really difficult to understand using this book, though it is a hard subject to understand period.
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- Fa-Hwa 2nd edition
I have used the first edition and was generally pleased.The second edition, however, is unacceptable.The rewrite added a few interesting and a few less useful topics.The problems at the end of each section were changed but the answer key referred, in many cases, to the the first edition.Sometimes the solutions were large deviations from the stated problem.There were occasional proof reading errors, far too many for a major text.The students were frequently frustrated in their efforts ... Read More
Rating: - Price is not the best way to choose a text
As a college instructor, I try to choose texts based on quality, but with consideration of price. I thought this book was a good compromise, but wish I had kept my previous text. This has way too many errors for a 2ndedition, and has received considerable critisism from my students for beinghard to follow. There are better choices out there.
- Useful toolThis book gets its point across. It is a textbook and that is what it is supposed to do. It gives you everything you need to be successful in the class you are taking, though I only used the second half about the strengths of different materials. The first half, which is statics, could be really difficult to understand using this book, though it is a hard subject to understand period.
- Fa-Hwa 2nd editionI have used the first edition and was generally pleased.The second edition, however, is unacceptable.The rewrite added a few interesting and a few less useful topics.The problems at the end of each section were changed but the answer key referred, in many cases, to the the first edition.Sometimes the solutions were large deviations from the stated problem.There were occasional proof reading errors, far too many for a major text.The students were frequently frustrated in their efforts ... Read More
- Price is not the best way to choose a textAs a college instructor, I try to choose texts based on quality, but with consideration of price. I thought this book was a good compromise, but wish I had kept my previous text. This has way too many errors for a 2ndedition, and has received considerable critisism from my students for beinghard to follow. There are better choices out there.
