Product Description

The Fifth Edition of MECHANICS OF MATERIALS continues its legacy as the classic, definitive textbook for solid mechanics. This new edition has been edited and polished for clarity throughout, while care has been taken to preserve the highly praised features of the earlier editions. The text maintains an emphasis on presenting the fundamental concepts and applications of mechanics of materials in a manner that develops student understanding along with analytical and problem-solving skills.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #211977 in Books
• Published on: 1984-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 620 pages

Review
The level of the presentation is perfect. The descriptive material is rigorous, yet explained with outstanding clarity.

I think Professor Gere has an excellent book and today is the standard by which to measure a mechanics of materials book.

About the Author
James M. Gere (1925-2008) earned his undergraduate master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He worked as an instructor and later as a Research Associate for Rensselaer. He was awarded one of the first NSF Fellowships, and chose to study at Stanford. He received his Ph.D in 1954 and was offered a faculty position in Civil Engineering, beginning a 34-year career of engaging his students in challenging topics in mechanics, and structural and earthquake engineering. He served as Department Chair and Associate Dean of Engineering and in 1974 co-founded the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at Stanford. In 1980, Jim Gere also became the founding head of the Stanford Committee on Earthquake Preparedness. That same year, he was invited as one of the first foreigners to study the earthquake-devastated city of Tangshan, China. Jim retired from Stanford in 1988 but continued to be a most valuable member of the Stanford community.

Customer Reviews

ME textbook
Text required for Mechanical Eng. class. Good intro text and will provide quality reference in the future.

excellent,
i ordered this when it was out of stock, i was expected to receive it in 1 month, but instead received it 2 weeks earlier. good product, good service, i recommend it

"The answer in the back of the book is WRONG!"
The chapters are generally well written with in-depth, step by step examples that cover the material in the section before it. The problems themselves are particularly tricky as they require constant revision of mistakes and application of creative thinking to solve correctly.

Unfortunately, a strikingly large percentage of answers provided in the back of the book are wrong. Many times one can pinpoint the mistake made in the answers, and other times the answers are beyond absurd. An unfortunate mar on an otherwise solid book.