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Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery is a comprehensive book for undergraduate mechanical engineers. The book is intended for a single semester basic course on the kinematics and dynamics of machines, helping students understand how moving parts work in tandem in machines to provide useful motion. Students will learn how to design and solve problems dealing with moving parts, linkages, cams, gears, robotic manipulators, and other mechanisms. The book covers a large number of solved and unsolved problems so students will learn how to apply the concepts, and the descriptions are lucid enough that readers will readily absorb even the advanced calculations. The book is also a useful guide to professors and lecturers looking to make the course more interactive and make students learn better. About the Authors Charles E. Wilson is an American Mechanical Engineer and academician currently working as a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology. A graduate of the Newark College of Engineering and New York University, he obtained his Ph.D. from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. A former U.S. Air Force electronics and armament officer, Dr. Wilson also served as an engineer and consultant for a number of companies. He is a acclaimed authority on functional and design problems in vehicles, machinery, and consumer products. J. Peter Sadler is an American academician currently working as a Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky. He completed his undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Sadler has formerly worked at the State University of New York at Buffalo and the University of North Dakota. A registered professional engineer, he has also worked as the editor of the dynamics topics at the Journal of Mechanism and Machine Theory and the associate editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics and Robotics.