Publisher's Synopsis
Covering the syllabuses in Applied Mechanics for all classes of the Marine Engineers' Certificates of Competency of the Department of Transport (DTp), basic principles are dealt with commencing at a fairly elementary stage. Each chapter has fully worked examples interwoven into the text, test examples are set at the end of each chapter for the student to work out, and finally there are some typical examination questions included. The prefix f" is used to indicate those parts of the text, and some test examples, of Class One standard. The author provides fully worked step-by-step solutions leading to the final answers."