This, the eighth edition of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Statics and Dynamics, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Beer/Johnston series. Continuing in the spirit of its successful previous editions, this edition provides conceptually accurate and thorough coverage together with a significant addition of new problems, including biomechanics problems, and the most extensive media resources available.

Highlights :

• Early introduction of practical applications: Mechanics of particles clearly separated from mechanics of rigid bodies - helps in understanding of simple practical applications at an early stage.



• Visual Program: Liberal use of free-body diagrams in Statics and effective-forces diagrams in Dynamics – Achieves a more intuitive and complete understanding of fundamental principles.



• Sample problems allow students to see important key problem types with their solution laid-out on a single page, and organized to provide a model for student problem solving.



• Computer problems, relevant to the design process, are offered at the end of each chapter.