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Informationen zum Autor Michael E. Plesha is a Professor of Engineering Mechanics in the Department of Engineering Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Plesha received his B.S. from the University of Illinois-Chicago in structural engineering and materials! and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Northwestern University in structural engineering and applied mechanics. His primary research areas are computational mechanics! focusing on the development of fi nite element and discrete element methods for solving static and dynamic nonlinear problems! and the development of constitutive models for characterizing behavior of materials. Much of his work focuses on problems featuring contact! friction! and material interfaces. Applications include nanotribology! high temperature rheology of ceramic composite materials! modeling geomaterials including rock and soil! penetration mechanics! and modeling crack growth in structures. He is co-author of the book Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis (with R. D. Cook! D. S. Malkus! and R. J. Witt). He teaches courses in statics! basic and advanced mechanics of materials! mechanical vibrations! and fi nite element methods. Klappentext Plesha! Gray! and Costanzo's Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics! 2nd edition is the Problem Solver's Approach for Tomorrow's Engineers. Based upon a great deal of classroom teaching experience! Plesha! Gray! and Costanzo provide a visually appealing! "step-by-step" learning framework. The presentation is modern! up-to-date and student centered! and the introduction of topics and techniques is relevant! with examples and exercises drawn from the world around us and emerging technologies. Every example problem is broken down in a consistent "step-by-step" manner that emphasises a "Problem Solver's Approach" which builds from chapter to chapter and moves from easily solved problems to progressively more difficult ones. McGraw-Hill's Connect! is also available as an optional! add on item. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need! when they need it! how they need it! so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework! quizzes! and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the student's work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers an may also have a "multi-step solution" which helps move the students' learning along if they experience difficulty. Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics! 2nd edition by Plesha! Gray! and Costanzo - a new dawn for the teaching and learning of Statics and Dynamics. Zusammenfassung Based on classroom teaching experience! this book provide a "step-by-step" learning framework. Each example problem is broken down in a consistent "step-by-step" manner that emphasises a "Problem Solver's Approach" which builds from chapter to chapter and moves from easily solved problems to progressively more difficult ones. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - Vectors: Force and PositionChapter 3 - Equilibrium of ParticlesChapter 4 - Moment of Force and Equivalent Force SystemsChapter 5 - Equilibrium of BodiesChapter 6 - Structural Analysis and MachinesChapter 7 - Centroids and Distributed Force SystemsChapter 8 - Internal ForcesChapter 9 - FrictionChapter 10 - Moments of InertiaAppendix A - Technical Writing Appendix B - Answers to Selected Problems...
