No comments about Lattice Methods for Quantum Chromodynamics.

2 comments about A First Course in Continuum Mechanics.

1. Foundation of Solid Mechanics and the First Course of Continuum Mechanics by Professor Fung are listed as "unavailable" and "out-of-print". This is quite a bummer! Why are the publishers being so insensitive to the needs of the readers? The mentioned books are great reference books. Many of whom I've talked to said they would want to purchase their own copies instead of fighting over the books at the library. Get with it, publishers!



2. I must confess I am the mathematican and I started to learn from this book. But my questions to you, experts of C. M., arise:
   i) Is it good to speak about strech tensor and avoid using polar decomposition?
   ii) Is it worth to describe and compute spectral decomposition in 3D case in details while speaking about principal stresses? And assume that the modern student of engineering doesn't know this part of linear algebra?
   I couldn't do most of excesirses at the end of the chapter after reading it, so it was not good self-study book, at least for me. It tasted like old-fashioned book.

No comments about FlexRay Applications in Control Loops Focussing on Steer-by-wire Models.

2 comments about Foundations of Vacuum Science and Technology (Foundations of Vacuum Science & Technology).

1. This is a very useful book for the people who is interested in Vacuum technoloyies.



2. I have used this book as an undergraduate and graduate student. This is a great book that takes you from the basics to the more advanced technologies. A must have for a lab.

No comments about Energy and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics.

5 comments about Classical Mechanics.

1. I used this text for my advanced freshmen mechanics course and found it absolutely abysmal. What happens is that most of the time where a discussion on physical implications is needed, a mathematical approach is used. For example in my class we used chapter 7 as our introduction to angular momentum and orbits, and gregory introduces the idea of angular momentum as a number that results from an integration of the equation of motion. Although this might be a valid approach it provides little to no sense of why or how things work the way they do. This on top of the fact that i was constantly having to check to see if the answer in the back was right made my life much harder. Id suggest buying kleppner and kolenkow for a good physical intuition along with a high caliber of math and problems, or taylor. The upside is this book does have generally good problems, i just wish the text would give you the background neccesary to do them.



2. This is the best mechanics textbook I've found for actually learning the subject. The text is well set out and easy to read and there are LOTS of examples with full solutions. Once I'd studied these I found I could do most of the problems. Another good thing is that the book gives the answers to ALL the problems, not just a select few which can be very frustrating. I give this textbook a grade A (and so do the Mathematical Association of America whose review has just appeared on their web site [...]).



3. This text book is an excellent resource for any Undergraduate. The author expresses the material in a clear and coherent way, which doesn't leave the student, namely me, befuddled. The greatest thing about this book is the number and quality of the examples it provides, which give real world examples that make the information interesting. Overall, it is an excellent text book, and a great resource for any student.
   Very Well Done!!
   An Excellent Choice!



4. This is THE BEST text in classical mechanics for undergrads I have ever seen! The author is a genius in explanation. I am a total bitch when I review books so a highly positive review from me does mean something. By the way I am a PhD student in physics so I have a very clear idea how the topics I understand should be explained and this author always hit the target right on.
   
   I've mainly read the analytical mechanics chapters 12-14. For the first time I understood clearly the meaning of Dalambert principle, which was glossed over by my grad courses - I never got it what the difference is between real and virtual displacements untill this book. The text is very close to the historical treatment of Lagrange equations by Lagrange himself. Clear distinction is made between holonomic and non-holonomic constraints, static and moving. Variational principles are presented as reformulation of Lagrange equation. Again very clear treatment of Legendre transformation to get the Hamiltonian. It would be very exciting to see how this author would treat even higher level topics in classical mechanics like Hamilton-Jacobi theory etc, the topics in the well known text, The Variational Principles of Mechanics, by Lanczos.
   
   From browsing the other sections, absolutely everything contained in this book is clearly explained in the right way. Numerous examples and diagrams all over the place. Smart problems with answers at the end of the book.
   
   Last, Classical mechanics courses are traditionally more heavy on math so unprepared readers (obvously confusing this text with introductory physics course) should not complain if that marvelous book doesn't fit their bill.



5. It is a good book to read and you can find alot of info from it.

5 comments about Mechanics of Materials.

1. I use this book as a class textbook for a Strength of Materials course I teach. It is a good book, although I would like more in-depth examples worked for students to use.



2. Don't waste your money purchasing the PDF files here, as they are likely from someone who downloaded them for free as a torrent.



3. If this were not a required textbook for my engineering course, I would not have purchased it. I did, however, and have since found it to be of the same high quality as other textbooks by Beer and Johnston. The explanations are clear, the worked examples are helpful in illustrating concepts, and the problems reinforce what has (or should have) been learned.



4. This was amazing that i got this book on time. The book is new like untouched even though it was said used book. Good job!! I thank you.



5. I bought this textbook so I wouldn't have to pay the University's terrible prices (more than twice the price actually). I received the book in the exact same condition advertised, very promptly, and for a much better price... I'm very pleased!

No comments about Mechanics of Solids (Pws Series in Engineering).

No comments about Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Learning System.

2 comments about Theoretical Mechanics.

1. This is a very rare book on theoretical mechanics. I am very picky about the books that I read. And this book is "just right". It treats the development of vector calculus from a viewpoint unseen in other books. And this viewpoint helps you to understand the concepts better. In my opinion, this is a better way than beginning to learn variational calculus and ending up wondering "why am I doing this?". If I were a professor, I would teach with this book! Beware of some problems though. There are a few mistakes here and there (easy to pick out). Unfortunately, Professor Bradbury is no more with us to correct his book in another printing.



2. This book is relatively old and maybe out of print, but it is one of the best upper-intermediate / advanced level classical mechanics books.
   
   The author also covers a wide range of mathematical concepts which are essential to learn and understand details of classical mechanics. Chapters of the book are organized and presented very well and neatly. The examples presented in it are also quite helpful. End-of-chapter problems are worth spending time on and rather instructive. It is a comprehensive book and very suitable for self study. If this book was coupled with a knowledgeable instructive, it would be a wonderful learning experience.
   
   I do not know whether the author is still alive, but if this book was reviewed, revised and republished, it would get a large audience. You should definitely check out this book.