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Title: Includes Uncommonly-Presented Engineering Topics and Problems
Review: Let's focus on some topics not elaborated (or even mentioned) by other reviewers. (Review based on 5th--2004 edition). This book includes collision problems, such as those involving two cars, and the karate expert whose hand collides with the cement block that he is in the process of cracking. There is also a Saturn-V-Apollo rocket problem in which the acceleration (and final speed) of the rocket is calculated with the consumption of fuel (and lightening of the rocket) taken into account. Special relativity is also included in the book.Engineers may appreciate the book for its review of topics such as free body diagrams, stress and strain in materials, moment of inertia, fluids and buoyancy, etc. The review of mathematics is also helpful.I agree that with the many reviewers who feel that the book is not necessarily the most user-friendly. However, in my opinion, the unusual topics included alone make it worth consulting.
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