Bøger i Dover Books on Engineering serien

Profusely illustrated exposition of fundamentals of solid mechanics and principles of mechanics, statics, and simple statically indeterminate systems. Covers strain and stress in three-dimensional solids, elementary elasticity, energy principles in solid continuum, and more. 1965 edition.

In addition to coverage of Green's function, this concise introductory treatment examines boundary value problems, generalized functions, eigenfunction expansions, partial differential equations, and acoustics. Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students. 1971 edition.

This text covers the development of decision theory, offering extensive examples and illustrations that cultivate students' appreciation for applications: strength of materials, soil mechanics, construction planning, water-resource design, and more. 1970 edition.

Classic study by noted authority covers 2,000 years of alchemical history: religious, mystical overtones; apparatus; signs, symbols, and secret terms; advent of scientific method, much more. Illustrated.

This first-rate text concerns the theory and methodology of systems engineering as they relate to the evaluation of alternative courses of action and associated decision making. 1983 edition.