内容简介
《工程师的矢量力学》是美国高校采用得的“工程力学”教材之一，本书是其第1册——静力学部分。本书特点是：（1）阐述由浅入深、循序渐进。将“质点力学”和‘刚体力学”明确分离。（2）基于矢量运算来讲述牛顿力学，推导过程简明清晰，结论具有一般性。（3）基于作者丰富的教学经验对教材内容和讲解顺序作了精心的安排。（4）附有1400余道习题供学生自学练习。本书概念清晰、推理严谨、论述简明易懂、例题典型实用，是一本的工程力学教材，可作为我国高等理工院校理论力学和工程力学课程的英文教材或主要参考书。
目录
Preface List of Symbols INTRODUCTION 1.1 What Is Mechanics? 1.2 Fundamental Concepts and Principles 1.3 Systems of Units 1.4 Method of Problem Solution 1.5 Numerical Accuracy 2 STATICS OF PARTICLES 2.1 Introduction Forces in a Plane 2.2 Force on a Particle,Resultant of Two Forces 2.3 Vectors 2.4 Addition of Vectors 2.5 Resultant of Several Concurrent Forces 2.6 Resolution of a Force into Components 2.7 Rectangular Components of a Force,Unit Vectors 2.8 Addition of Forces by Summing x and y Components 2.9 Equilibrium of a Particle 2.10 Newton's First Law of Motion 2.11 Problems Involving the Equilibrium of a Particle,Free-Body Diagrams Forces in Space 2.12 Rectangular Components of a Force in Space 2.13 Force Defined by Its Magnitude and Two Points on Its Line of Action 2.14 Addition of Concurrent Forces in Space 2.15 Equilibrium of a Particle in Space Review and Summary for Chapter 2 Review Problems 3 RIGID BODIES:DQUIVALENT SYSTEMS OF FORCES 3.1 Introduction 3.2 External and Internal Forces 3.3 Principle of Transmissibiity Equivalent forces 3.4 Vector Product of Two Vectors 3.5 Vector Products Expressed in Terms of Rectangular Components 3.6 Moment of a Force about a Point 3.7 Varignon's Theorem 3.8 Rectangular Components of the Moment of a Force 3.9 Scalar Product of Two Vectors 3.10 Mixed Triple Product of Three Vectors 3.11 Moment of a Force about a Given Axis 3.12 Moment of a Couple 3.13 Equivalent Couples 3.14 Addition of Couples 3.15 Couples Can Be Represented by Vectors 3.16 Resolution of a Given Force Into a force at O and a Couple 3.17 Reduction of a System of Forces to One Force and One Couple 3.18 Equivalent Systems of Forces 3.19 Equipollent Systems of Vectors 3.20 Further Reduction of a System of Forces 3.21 Reduction of a System of Forces to a Wrench Review and Summary for Chapter 3 Review Problems 4 EQUILIBRIUM OF RIGID BODIES 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Free-Body Diagram Equilibrium in Two Dimensions 4.3 Reactions at Supports and Connections for a Two-Dimensional Structure 4.4 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body in Two Dimensions 4.5 Statically Indeterminate Reactions.Partial Constraints 4.6 Equilibrium of a Two-Force Body 4.7 Equilibrium of a Three-force Body Equilibrium in Three Dimensions 4.8 Equilibrium of a Rigid Body in Three Dimensions 4.9 Reactions at Supports and Connections for a Three-Dimensional Structure Review and Summary for Chapter 4 Review Problems 5 DISTRIBUTED FORCES:CENTROIDS AND CENTERS OF GRAVITY 5.1 Introduction Areas and Lines 5.2 Center of Gravity of a Two-Dimensional Body 5.3 Centroids of Areas and Lines 5.4 First Moments of Areas and Lines 5.5 Composite Plates and Wires 5.6 Determination of Centroids by Integration 5.7 Theorems of Pappus-Guldinus *5.8 Distributed Loads on Beams *5.9 Forces on Submerged Surfaces 5.10 Center of Gravity of a Three-Dimensional Body.Centroid of a Volume 5.11 Compo
