6.2.1 How to Find Additional Resources

 

1. A tutorial disk is included with the text. It seems reasonable if you are having problems with a particular section of the text.

2. Books may be found in the library.

3. Books can be purchased, but read a few problems in any book you are considering to make sure they are to your liking before buying.

4. Read the textbook chapters as indicated, and try suggested problems.

 

6.2.2 Problems to try in Book (6th Edition)

 

Topic Section Page Practice Questions

 

Introduction 1.1-1.6 13 1,2,7,11,12,19

 

Newtons Laws 2.1-2.3 23 2,3,6,7,10,13,17,19,22,25

Vectors and Scalars 2.4 34 29,30,33,39,41,49,50

2.5-2.6 49 55,57,61,65,69

2.7-2.8 58 74,77,78,81,87,89,95

2.9 68 103,105,109,113

 

Particle Equilibrium 3.1-3.3 82 1,3,5,9,15,18,29

Free Body Diagrams 3.4 94 31,34,38,42

2 & 3 D Force Systems

Support Reactions

 

Moment of a Force 4.1-4.4 116 5,7,10,13,14,17,27,34

Scalar and Vector Forces 4.5 127 45,51,53,54,55

Cross Products 4.6 137 61,63,70,73,74,77

Principle of Transmissibility 4.7 155 82,85,95,106

Moments about an Axis

 

Rigid Body Equilibrium 5.1-5.2 187 2,3,6,10

2 & 3 Force Members 5.3-5.7 224 66,67,69,79,82,87

2 & 3 Dimensional Equilibrium

 

Structures 6.1-6.3 245 1,2,3,9,11,14,15.18,19

Forces in 2 Dimensions 6.4 255 21,23,26,30,34,37,39

Method of Joints

Method of Section

 

Frames 6.6 279 49,55,57,59,65,73,77,81,

Method of Members 85,87,91,98

 

Centre of Mass 9.1-9.2 413 9,11,14,21,29,31

Centroids of Lines/Areas/Volumes 9.3 424 35,47,50,55,63,71

Composite Bodies

 

Dry Friction 8.1-8.2 359 1,2,3,5,7,19,21,27,33,34,42

Friction Angle 46,47

Friction on Particles and Rigid Bodies 8.3 375 53,54,58,59,62,63

Wedges

 

6.2.3 Problems to try in Book (7th Edition)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.4 Bibliography

 

Bedford, A., Fowler, W., “Engineering Mechanics Statics”, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc., 1995.

 

Beer, F.P., Johnston, E.R., Statics & Mechanics of Materials, McGraw-Hill, 1992.

 

Hibbeler, R.C., Engineering Mechanics: Statics and Dynamics, 6th edition, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York, USA, 1992.

 

Pytel, A., Kiusalaas, J., Engineering Mechanics; Statics and Dynamics, Harper Collins, 1994.