Abstract
THIS manual, first published in 1937, has an unusual title, but, as the authors point out in their preface, the book "contains facts and formulas that are useful in courses of mathematics and mechanics in colleges and engineering schools, arranged and presented in a form that makes them readily available for rapid work with minimum eye strain11". Here we have the key to the title, for the book is not a text-book in the generally accepted meaning of the term. This is the second edition, and consists of many useful tables and formulae for reference, covering algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statics, kinetics of a particle, and the dynamics of rigid bodies. In the new edition, the section on spherical trigonometry has been expanded to include the needs of courses in navigation. New matter has also been added to meet the demand of the applications of mathematics to electrical engineering, including radio circuits, while formulae and tables have been appended to meet special demands of courses in physics. The book is therefore very comprehensive, and excellently printed in clear type so that essential data may be readily selected. This applies especially to the many tables provided.
Manual of Mathematics and Mechanics
By Prof. Guy Roger Clements Prof. Levi Thomas Wilson. Second edition. Pp. ix+349. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1947.) 3.25 dollars.
Article PDF
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Manual of Mathematics and Mechanics. Nature 161, 789 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/161789c0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/161789c0