A handy little (5x7) introduction subtitled, practical applications of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and logarithms to the step-by-s solutions of mechanical problems, with formulas commonly used in engineering practice and a concise review of basic mathematical principles . Annotati
Delivered Promptly, in good condition. Used, but virtually new. Not a textbook, but a reference. If you need to know something about math, formulas, process, etc. it's in there. Very good.
Memory Jogging
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Renewing aquaintance with stuff done 68 years ago! Very helpful
Handy and helpful but not as complete as it might be.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Best trig reference among the half-dozen or so I checked out at a local land-based bookstore. Not as complete as it might be: did you know there was a law of tangents for oblique triangles? I didn't until today, and neither did the author of this book, apparently. Found a really cool simple useful formula but it was buried in an example. I sure wish I could get my hands on a reference that just had diagrams and long *complete* lists of formulas without all the page-wasting examples! Also the oblique triangle solution formulae weren't as handy as they are in another reference. I'm trying to predict the motion of a 10-pivot scissor hinge...
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