This textbook, now in its Second Edition, continues to provide a thorough understanding of the basic concepts of mechanics. It has a structured format with a gradual development of the subject from simple concepts to advanced topics so that the students are able to comprehend the subject with ease. The text includes numerous worked-out examples, and all the steps involved in the solution of a problem are explained in detail. It incorporates numerous diagrams to illustrate the principles discussed. It also provides questions set in university examinations.
The book is specifically written for the first year B.E./B.Tech. students of all branches to address the course curriculum in Engineering Mechanics of most universities.
New to this edition :
Sections on force and systems, basic laws of mechanics, solving problems in mechanics (free-body diagram) and some illustrations for drawing free-body diagrams, impulse–momentum theorem, equilibrium of a particle and a body, beam with distributed load, Coulomb’s law of friction and plane curvilinear motion as well as D’Alembert’s principle.
Several illustrative examples taken from recent examination papers, and exercises.About the AuthorM. C. GOYAL, Ph.D., is Dean (Academics), Regional College of Education, Research and Technology, Sitapur, Jaipur. Earlier, he was Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics, Rajasthan College of Engineering for Women, Jaipur. With more than four decades of experience in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students at both Indian and foreign universities, Professor Goyal has published 20 research papers in reputed national and international journals. A life member of ISTE, he has also authored several textbooks in the area of mechanics. |G. S. RAGHUVANSHI, Ph.D. (IIT Kanpur), is Director, Modi Institute of Technology, Kota, Rajasthan. He had been Pro Vice Chancellor, Director (Academics), Dean (Applied Sciences), and Professor and Head, Department of Physics, Rajasthan Technical University, Kota. He has 40 years of experience in teaching physics, including postgraduate teaching. A life member of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers and ISTE, and a member of IEEE, Professor Raghuvanshi has published 20 research papers in reputed national and international journals.
