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Engineering Mechanics is designed to serve as a textbook for a single-semester undergraduate course on Engineering Mechanics. Beginning with a review of vector algebra and Newton's laws, the book goes on to cover concepts of statics, such as equilibrium of bodies, plane trusses, friction, and the method of virtual work. This is followed by an extensive discussion of topics in dynamics, including momentum, work and energy, rotational dynamics, and harmonic oscillators. Written in an easy-to-understand manner, the book includes a large number of solved examples which illustrate problem-solving methodology. It contains an extensive set of end-of-chapter exercises. Both solved and unsolved problems show a good gradation of difficulty levels. A summary at the end of each chapter reviews the key concepts discussed. Key Features Provides a lucid introduction to engineering mechanics Includes 3 comprehensive chapters on rotational dynamics which students find difficult to understand Includes high-quality 3D illustrations which give a real-world feel to the concepts discussed Includes a large number of solved examples to illustrate the fundamental concepts Incorporates extensive end-of-chapter exercises Contains in-text conceptual questions to test the students understanding of the concepts discussed even as they read Table Of Contents 1. Review of Newton's laws of Motion and Vector Algebra 2. Equilibrium of Bodies 3. Plane Trusses 4. Friction 5. Properties of Plane Surfaces 6. Method of Virtual Work 7. Motion of Particles 8. Momentum 9. Work and Energy in One Dimension 10. Work and Energy in Two and Three Dimensions 11. Rotational Dynamics I: Dynamics of Rigid Bodies and Angular Momentum 12. Rotational Dynamics II: Rotation about a Fixed Axis 13. Rotational Dynamics III: General Three-Dimensional Rotation 14. The Harmonic Oscillator 15. Motion in Non-Inertial Frames Appendix A Dimensional Analysis Appendix B Some Standard Mathematical Formulae Appendix C Solutions of Some Standard Linear Differential Equations