"After many years of experience in our statics and dynamics classes developing explanations that resulted in smiles and nods of agreement instead of frowns, we decided to create books designed to present the material in the same way. Our emphasis was on visual learning, including the use of many sequences of figures to illustrate the step-by-step development of results. We tried to structure our examples, not only to illustrate the application of the theory, but also to teach students how to approach problems and evaluate ...
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"After many years of experience in our statics and dynamics classes developing explanations that resulted in smiles and nods of agreement instead of frowns, we decided to create books designed to present the material in the same way. Our emphasis was on visual learning, including the use of many sequences of figures to illustrate the step-by-step development of results. We tried to structure our examples, not only to illustrate the application of the theory, but also to teach students how to approach problems and evaluate results. In the fifth edition, we introduced integrated text and art, using expanded captions to make technical explanations easier to read and understand. We continue this approach in this new edition"--
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