How to Ace Statics with Jeff Hanson

by Jeff Hanson, Ashley Bernal, James M. Pitarresi

Overview

Cut through the noise and ace your statics course with help from YouTube® guru Jeff Hanson

Struggling with statics? Not getting the help you need from your professor or textbook? Don’t worry―we got you! This is exactly what you need to get through this difficult course. How to Ace Statics with Jeff Hanson gets right to the point―it boils down what you need to know, lays out pro tips from the experts, and points out common pitfalls to avoid.

You’ll learn the core concepts by watching Jeff Hanson’s videos on YouTube® that are proven to help students like you ace the class. And then you'll reinforce that knowledge by following Jeff’s book’s to-the-point explanations examples, and practice problems. The book contains a QR code to the YouTube videos playlist plus extra questions, problems, and challenges that expand on the videos. This student workbook―or “un-book”―will untangle this thorny course and have you breezing through statics.

• Expands on Jeff Hanson’s videos with extra examples, practice problems and pro tips
• No paragraphs of text! Just the key takeaways you need to know in easy-to-read bulleted lists and illustrations

Covers:

• vector mechanics
• particle equilibrium
• statics on a rigid body
• global equilibrium reactions
• centroids
• trusses, frames, and machines
• internal forces -in beams
• friction
• moment of inertia

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781264278305
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	12/13/2022
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Jeff Hanson, Ph.D., is an instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University. He has a large following (~125,000 followers) on YouTube for his engineering instructional course videos.

Ashley L. Bernal, Ph.D., is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She specializes in teaching statics and mechanics of materials, materials engineering, design for manufacturing, and the Capstone Design course.

James M. Pitaressi, Ph.D., is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Mechanical Engineering, assistant provost and executive director for the Center for Learning and Teaching at Binghamton University, State University of New York. He is also a member of the AccessEngineering faculty advisory board.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Level 1 Introduction to Vector Mechanics 1

Level 2 Particle Equilibrium 45

Level 3 Statics on a Rigid Body 71

Level 4 Global Equilibrium Reactions 105

Level 5 Centroids 139

Level 6 Trusses, Frames, and Machines 185

Level 7 Internal Forces in Beams 231

Level 8 Friction 261

Level 9 Second Moment of Area (Moment of Inertia) 293

Test Yourself Solutions 315

Practice Exams 351

Exam Solutions 391