This book has developed out of the author's experience in teaching the first year of the physics program. The book opens with several chapters on statics on statics in order that kinematics may be postponed until the student has acquired some familiarity with the concepts and notation of calculus.
This text is intended as the basic for an intermediate course in mechanics at the undergraduate level. Such a course, as essential preparation for advanced work in physics, has several major objetives.
The third edition of this established textbook fully covers the 6 most popular specialist units of the Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Operations and Maintenance Engineering pathways of the BTEC National Engineering syllabus.