This is a useful book, providing just the right level of detail for basic engineering and physical science applications, not too much and not too little. It gives a high level overview and practical equations on most engineering and physical science topics, with a nice mathematics section in the beginning. I especially liked that the author included some Ashby diagrams, these are helpful to see the big picture of materials behavior for a given applications. I would hope that the second edition might include a few more.
This is a reference book and it does not provide examples, and it has minimal information on concepts, so you kind of need to know the basics to use it. It's a small book, well formatted and easy to read. It is not a comprehensive reference on all topics, and covers the main ones only, but if you want a short and concise book, that's what you need. There were a few typos in materials values, and the sections on Fluid Mechanics and Systems seemed a little light, but overall I was pleased with this book. Many engineers and physical scientists will find this a very handy reference.
Some notation is geared toward British readers (e.g., the section on alloy steels), but most international readers will find the content relevant.
Another plus is that the Kindle version is formatted just like the physical version (I have both), and reads perfectly, none of the unreadable equations like you often see in other technical Kindle books.
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Comprehensive for a First Edition but leaves you wanting more
The book is a decent collection of most of each of the underlying and significant equations, figures, and tables one would expect in each governing subject. While in most cases the equations are laid out to explain how they are to be used, others are just there to act as reference. It flows much more like a reference book of lecture notes than an encyclopedia of engineering analysis. Lots of pages with open space that could have been filled with more proofs or more niche material. As a casual reference it's a solid buy, but it leaves me wanting more when I really want to get to the bottom of a problem. Sent a few suggestions to the author via the email provided on the copyright page, but never got a reply. Would have been nice to at least get an acknowledgement.
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