A primary objective in a first course in mechanics is to help develop a student's ability first to analyze problems in a simple and logical manner, and then to apply basic principles to their solutions. A strong conceptual understanding of these basic mechanics principles is essential for successfully solving mechanics problems. This edition of Vector Mechanics for Engineers will help instructors achieve these goals. Continuing in the spirit of its successful previous editions, this edition provides conceptually accurate and thorough coverage together with a significant refreshment of the exercise sets and online delivery of homework problems to your students. The 12th edition has new case studies and enhancements in the text and in Connect. The hallmark of the Beer-Johnston series has been the problem sets.This edition is no different. Over 650 of the homework problems in the text are new or revised. One of the characteristics of the approach used in this book is that mechanics of particles is clearly separated from the mechanics of rigid bodies. This approach makes it possible to consider simple practical applications at an early stage and to postpone the introduction of the more difficult concepts. Additionally, Connect has over 100 Free-Body Diagram Tool Problems and Process-Oriented Problems. McGraw-Hill's Connect, is also available. Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, how they need it, so that class time is more effective. Connect allows the professor to assign homework, quizzes, and tests easily and automatically grades and records the scores of the student's work. Problems are randomized to prevent sharing of answers an may also have a "multi-step solution" which helps move the students' learning along if they experience difficulty.

Gain inspiration from Bigfoot and his friends with this fun miniature cryptid magnet set featuring 13 different cryptids!

Specifications: 13 adorable full-color rubber magnets featuring Bigfoot, Yeti, Mothman, the Loch Ness monster, and more with inspirational quotes
Display backdrop: A 2-sided magnetic background to build fun scenes of cryptids in their natural habitats
Illustrated Mini Book: Includes background on cryptid lore and facts about each creature
Inspirational Gift: With sweet self-care slogans, these cryptids remind you to believe in yourself
Cryptids include: Bigfoot, Mothman, the Loch Ness Monster, Yeti, the Kraken, a Werewolf, a Jackalope, a Wampus Cat, the Jersey Devil, the Fresno Nightcrawler, a Thunderbird, El Chupacabra, and a Wendigo

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

For centuries logic puzzles have entertained, inspired an educated kids of all ages Studies have shown that these engaging 'brain teasers' provide unsurpassed benefits to the body and mind, increasing manual dexterity, mathematical abilities and overall intellectual agility. "Crafting Wood Logic Puzzles" provides plans and instructions for crafting 18 of the most popular manual puzzles. Projects range from traditional 'out together / take apart' games like pentominoes and soma cubes to more sophisticated 'unlocking' head-scratchers, such as the Burr and Heart Box puzzles. Readers will also learn specialised cutting, drilling, sanding, gluing and finishing techniques that make crafting wooden puzzles possible.

The socio-historical explanation of Haiti's predicament shows a nation plagued by a monstrous psychological repression stemming from its colonial heritage, to such a par that the commotions of its political reality seem to be equal to symptoms of generalized neurosis. A socio-economic philosophy may be essential to pull this country from standstill and take it along the road to self-determination.

Real kids face real adversity. The Bible is no out-of-touch book. In fact, better than any other book, the Bible can relate to our toughest realities, our strongest suffering, and guide us to victorious living.

From Children to Champions begins and ends with the all-time ultimate Champion, Jesus.

From his birth and childhood in "That's No Way to Raise a Kid" to the final chapter, "Chances with the Champion," Jesus is the prize upon which we all, young and old alike, fix our eyes. (Hebrews 12:2 NLT)

"Atlantis Once Again" is a terror-action-adventure science-fiction-thriller, that has a little of many things, including; pirate drug-trafficking crime, wife murder, romance and tragedy. This story is about the lives of a CIA operative, a British scientist, an escaped Florida con man and a fishing boat captain and their loves; living through adventures on the sea and shore.

A despeiren Dr. David Elton describes an Atlantic Ocean mega-tsunami with a thunder bolt power for destruction that the world has never seen. His emotions are drained from sleepless nights, as he describes the devastation that he expects along all of the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea. In his words, he paints a grave picture of death and destruction of cities, countries, and the Statue of Liberty. As he speaks the Red Sox are completing a four game sweep of the Yankees at Yankee Stadium and there is word of an island exploding off of the Ivory Coast of Africa from a Terrorist Nuclear blast.

'Will Self may not be the last modernist at work but at the moment he's the most fascinating of the tradition's torch bearers.' New York From one of the most unusual and distinctive writers working today, dubbed 'the most daring and delightful novelist of his generation' by the Guardian, Will Self's Why Read is a cornucopia of thoughtful and brilliantly witty essays on writing and literature. Self takes us with him: from the foibles of his typewriter repairman to the irradiated exclusion zone of Chernobyl, to the Australian outback and to literary forms past and future. With his characteristic intellectual brio, Self aims his inimitable eye at titans of literature like Woolf, Kafka, Orwell and Conrad. He writes movingly on W.G. Sebald's childhood in Germany and provocatively describes the elevation of William S. Burroughs's Junky from shocking pulp novel to beloved cult classic. Self also expands on his regular column in Literary Hub to ask readers how, what and ultimately why we should read in an ever-changing world. Whether he is writing on the rise of the bookshelf as an item of furniture in the nineteenth century or on the impossibility of Googling his own name in a world lived online, Self's trademark intoxicating prose and mordant, energetic humour infuse every piece.