Description
This textbook introduces undergraduate students to engineering dynamics using an innovative approach that is at once accessible and comprehensive. Combining the strengths of both beginner and advanced dynamics texts, this book has students solving dynamics problems from the very start and gradually guides them from the basics to increasingly more challenging topics without ever sacrificing rigor.
Engineering Dynamics spans the full range of mechanics problems, from one-dimensional particle kinematics to three-dimensional rigid-body dynamics, including an introduction to Lagrange’s and Kane’s methods. It skillfully blends an easy-to-read, conversational style with careful attention to the physics and mathematics of engineering dynamics, and emphasizes the formal systematic notation students need to solve problems correctly and succeed in more advanced courses. This richly illustrated textbook features numerous real-world examples and problems, incorporating a wide range of difficulty; ample use of MATLAB for solving problems; helpful tutorials; suggestions for further reading; and detailed appendixes.
I believe this is a great book, but the text to speech option is not enabled. :-/
The book takes the relatively complex concept of vector dynamics within different frames and cuts it into bite size chunks. I am currently taking Paley’s class and he really knows his stuff. He is able to connect to young students who sometimes have trouble wrapping their head around this stuff WITHOUT ever patronizing or getting angry (probably because he is pretty young himself). I would have to say this is my hardest semester in school so far and this book and this class is the hardest, but favorite.