The main objective of a first course in mechanics should be to develop in the enginering student the ability to analyze any problem in asimple and logical.
The man objective of a first course in mechanic should be to develop in the engineering student the ability to analyze any problem in a simple and and logical manner and to apply to its solutiont a few, well-understood, basic principles. It is hoped that this text, as well as the preceding volume, Vector Mechanics For Engineers: Statics Will help the instructor achieve this goal.