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Summary: Rare display of knowledge. The best book there is!
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Summary: A solid reference for engineering purposes.
Review: A very generalized, but complete manual covering all topics in the mechanical engineering field. All descriptions and explanations are kept brief and to the point. The explanations are just enough to make the reader understand the basics of what is needed for comprehension. The material is well organised. A good choice for a desktop reference book.
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Summary: Ok, but not great...
Review: As a mechanical engineer in an industrial plant, I have not found this book to be very helpful at all. I have, on occasion, found some useful information, but most of the times that I have attempted to use it, I have ended up turning to another reference source. Others may find it beneficial, but for your run-of-the-mill, manufacturing plant engineer, (like me) it supplied no such value.
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Summary: Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Review: I have a slightly older copy and I have found that for the PE exam this is a good reference however, if you are doing something in the real world, the Machinery's Handbook is FAR better. This book gives good overviews of a huge variety of topics that any Mech Engr might need but not much depth. It is about as much information as a manager might want to know.
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Summary: Mark's Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers
Review: I have a slightly older copy and I have found that for the PE exam this is a good reference however, if you are doing something in the real world, the Machinery's Handbook is FAR better. This book gives good overviews of a huge variety of topics that any Mech Engr might need but not much depth. It is about as much information as a manager might want to know.
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Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: I HAVE THE FIFTH EDITION, AND I THING IT'S EXCELLENT
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Summary: Marks is the "Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy" for ME's.
Review: I used to bring all of my boxes of textbooks to every locataion that I work. Now, On my temporary assignments I bring one. On any given day, on gas turbines to fusion reactor design, Marks' is filled with useful technical information. I highly reccomend this book.
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Summary: Mark's ME Handbook on CD
Review: I was very disappointed in the CD version of Mark's Handbook. While I am a user of Mark's handbook for over 30 years, the CD version is not friendly. The ability to search for subjects is next to non-existent.I asked to return the CD book and was told because in was opened (I broke the seal, of course, to inspect it), it was not returnable. Be careful in buying CD books... there is a no return policy.
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Summary: A Perfect Guide
Review: I'm an advanced student of Mechanical Engineering, and I'm reading this manual, and is one of the best reference guide I ever had. The great quantity of topics is a great help.
So, if you want to have a guide with topics related with engeenering, the MARKS is what you need.
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Summary: Reference manual, not a problem solver
Review: I've had this handbook for 2 years now, and I still am amazed by the wealth of information it provides on every page. Information is well presented and concise; figures and graphs are clear. Mechanical Engineering is an incredibly vast field, and hundreds of books have been written on any one topic. So do not expect to find the answers to your engineering problems, as diverse as they may be, within ONE book. BUT, as a handy reference, to review forgotten concepts on anything from logarithms to pumps to steam plants to automobiles to pumps, to look up data on pipe diameters, air conditioning coefficients, thermodynamic tables, vibration equations, tables of integrals, etc, etc ... there's no other like it. Together with Machinery's Handbook they form the best reference combo a Mechanical Engineer a can have. Just remember, for your more specific needs, go to a book on that covers only that field.
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