Advanced Mechanics of Materials (2nd Edition) | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert Cook, Warren Young
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 127905
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 496
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0133969614
Dewey Decimal Number: 620.112
EAN: 9780133969610
ASIN: 0133969614
Publication Date: September 7, 1998
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Product Description
Treats topics by extending concepts and procedures a step or two beyond elementary mechanics of materials and emphasizes the physical view -- mathematical complexity is not used where it is not needed. Includes new coverage of symmetry considerations, rectangular plates in bending, plastic action in plates, and critical speed of rotating shafts. Expands the coverage of fatigue, the reciprocal theorem, semi-inverse problems in elasticity, thermal stress, and buckling.
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 Advanced Mechanics of Materials October 1, 2008
While the content of this book seems to be up to par, I am very disppointed with the quality. At something like $135, it should be a bulletproof hardcover book. Instead it is a cheap paperback that started to fall apart at the first use. Now, as I progress through the book, each new page falls out like the last. I am very upset because I like to add my textbooks to a lifelong collection. The publisher should be ashamed of this book. Amazon should do something about it.
Book is not student friendly October 24, 2006
Book shows minimal content, when detailed descriptions are needed
NO ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS IN BACK OF BOOK
PAPER BACK, that is a rip off to all engineering students.
 ok, not great December 31, 2005
Used this book for a graduate level class on mechanics of materials. I found that it was ok, but very concise and hard to understand at times. I was usually able to figure out solutions to the problems from reading the chapters but I really had to dig. Definatly could have been better written but a good professor will make up for the deficiencies of the text.
 Very reader un-friendly October 3, 2005
This book is perhaps the only text book in the market which deals with this particular subject. This is perhaps the only reason why the book is still being sold. The book is very difficult to understand. The language is often cryptic and the most critical mathematical steps are ommitted during derivations which makes this book practically useless. However, if you are already familiar with the principles of Advanced Solid Mechanics, you may find this book relatively useful. Until someone writes a better book, I guess we are stuck with this.
Skips too many steps May 11, 2001
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a university professor, I chose this book for a graduate course because it seemed to cover the same topics that I wanted to cover.Unfortunately, after using it for a semester, I've found that the book always skips the key steps in a derivation. Often, it is only evident to the reader that steps have been skipped from the cryptic language used by the authors: "Using equilibrium and compatibility, the following expression results". Very important information is left out. The book is so short on detail that it would be better if the authors simply published a stack of formulas.
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