The book is new in many ways:

The idea behind the book is original.

The organization is original.

The flow of content is original.

The inclusion of design in many discussions is original.

The relevant graphics for all analysis in the book are originally drawn.

The discussion is original.

The inclusion of over and under-determined problem is original.

The MATLAB code is original. The required programming is developed in the book.

Knowledge of MATLAB programming is not a pre-requisite for the book.

The Octave code is the same MATLAB code (with minor changes highlighted)

The integration of computation throughout the book is original.

The marrying of analytical and computational skills is original.

The theoretical content is similar to many outstanding text-books from the area of Statics and Strength of Materials that have educated so many generations so well for so many years. This book would be impossible without those resources and the author credits his knowledge to many of them, both as a student and as an instructor in mechanical engineering for more than 35 years. During this time the author has accessed many of them to gain understanding of the subject material.The author would like to acknowledge the authors of all the text books in this area, though only a small list is included below.

The books included here are primarily those that include Statics and/or Strength of Materials, followed by some that only deal with structural mechanics. Many of the authors listed here have separate books on Statics, Strength of Materials, and Dynamics. They are not included here separately. For many books listed below later edition are available.

1. Ferdinand Beer, E. Russell Johnston, Jr., John DeWolf, and David Mazurek, Statics and Mechanics of Materials, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill.

2. Hibbeler, R. C., Statics and Strength of Materials, 5th Edition, Pearson.

3. George F. Limbrunner, Leonard Spiegel, Applied Statics and Strength of Materials 6th Edition, Pearson.

4. Harold I. Morrow, Robert P. Kokernak, Statics and Strength of Materials, 5th Edition, Pearson.

5. James W Dally, Robert J Bonenberger, Statics and Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Treatment, College House Books.

6. William F. Riley, Leroy D. Sturges, Don H. Morris, Statics and Mechanics of Materials: An Integrated Approach, 2nd Edition, Wiley.

7. Fa-Hwa Cheng, Statics and Strength of Materials, 2nd Edition, McGraw Hill.

8. James Ambrose, Simplified Mechanics and Strength of Materials, 6th Edition, Wiley.

9. Anthony M. Bedford, Kenneth M. Liechti, Wallace Fowler, Statics and Mechanics of Materials, Pearson.

10. Douglas W. Hull , Mastering Mechanics I, Using MATLAB: A Guide to Statics and Strength of Materials 1st Edition.

11. Bichara B. Muvdi, Souhail Elhouar, Mechanics of Materials: With Applications in Excel, CRC Press.

12. James L. Meriam, L. G. Kraige, Brian D. Harper, Solving Statics Problems in MATLAB to accompany Engineering Mechanics Statics 6e, Wiley.

13. Megson, T. H. G., Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students, 5th Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann.

14. Surya Patnaik, Dale Hopkins, Strength of Materials: A New Unified Theory for the 21st Century, 1st Edition, Butterworth-Heinemann.

15. Bingen Yang, Stress, Strain, and Structural Dynamics - An Interactive Handbook of Formulas, Solutions, and MATLAB Toolboxes, 1st Edition, Academic Press.

16. Robert Mott, Joseph A. Untener, Applied Strength of Materials, 6th Edition, Cengage.

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