Advanced Mechanics of Materials (2nd Edition)

Rating:
Summary: Skips too many steps
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: Skips too many steps
Review: This book contains a lot of valuable information. However, for self-study, there are too few examples and no answers provided to the problems. It's sometimes hard to decide whether you understand because you don't know whether you're solving problems correctly.

A solutions manual would make this a 5-star book.

In a class-room setting, I'd give the book 4 stars.

Rating:
Summary: Good for classroom, not for self-study
Review: This book contains a lot of valuable information. However, for self-study, there are too few examples and no answers provided to the problems. It's sometimes hard to decide whether you understand because you don't know whether you're solving problems correctly.

A solutions manual would make this a 5-star book.

In a class-room setting, I'd give the book 4 stars.

Rating:
Summary: A good text.
Review: Well-written and interesting. More examples would be useful. Good treatment of energy methods.