Mechanics of Materials ( Solution manual )
by James M. Gere
Mechanics of Materials (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
By James M. Gere
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Publisher: Thomson-Engineering
Number Of Pages: 940
Publication Date: 2003-12-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0534417930
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780534417932
Binding: Hardcover
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Book Description:
Now featuring the problem-solving CD-ROM, StressAlyzer, the Sixth Edition of this book continues its tradition as the leading text in Mechanics of Materials. With its hallmark clarity and accuracy, this text develops student understanding along with analytical and problem-solving skills. The main topics are the analysis and design of structural members subjected to tension, compression, torsion, bending, and more. The book includes more material than can be taught in a single course so instructors have the opportunity to select the topics they wish to cover.
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Summary: There is a better textbook than this one.
Rating: 2
I am an instructor of an introductory course on mechanics of materials. I used this textbook by Gere and another textbook with the same title by Roy R. Craig, Jr. as my references. I find the textbook by Craig has a much better content structure than this text. For example, this text splits Stress Concentrations, Energy Methods and Indeterminate Problems into subsections of different chapters which is rather annoying. These topics should be a complete chapter of itself for clarity.
Summary: Comprehensive and Enlightening
Rating: 5
This is a comprehensive, enlightening and reader-friendly textbook on mechanics of materials. This excellent book is full of worked examples, illustrations and equations to help students relate to the fundamental concepts in mechanics of materials. The book provides a great foundation in this subject for undergraduate engineers. The book is well organized and well written with clear and easy to follow explanations.
The book is especially useful for reference, as it explains the derivations and many forms of complex equations in a step-by-step and simple to understand format.
Overall, one of the best books on mechanics of materials particularly for those that need a gentle introduction to stress and strain analysis.
Summary: Excellent coverage of Mechanics of Materials
Rating: 5
The coverage of the material is excellent. The discussions of the various techniques are rational and insightful. The author is a seasoned engineer/academician who really understands mechanics, and knows how to convey its flavor to the reader.
Timoshenko's classic "Strength of Materials" covers most topics that are relevant to an engineer; however it comes with a "bag of tricks" and is difficult to follow. Gere's book takes a step back by eliminating certain advanced topics, and methodically explains the principles and techniques of mechanics.
Summary: The Most Confusing Mechanics Book Around!
Rating: 1
This book is awful. The writing style is terrible. I think the author needs to learn how to speak english. Here's a quote from the book:
"Having found the principal stresses and their directions for an element in plane stress, we now consider the determination of the maximum shear stresses and the planes on which they act."
Instead he SHOULD have written:
"We will now find the maximum shear stresses."
The whole book is like this. It is far too wordy. This book could be a lot smaller if the author didn't try to make everything so complicated.
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