| |  | Authors: Richard Budynas, Keith Nisbett
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Category: Book
Buy New: $159.95
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 5,125
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 9
Pages: 1104
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.7
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 8.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0073529281
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.815
EAN: 9780073529288
Publication Date: January 29, 2010
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 Stands the test of time September 29, 2008
PJ (Minneapolis, MN USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This text book has been around for awhile and for good reason. I used it for my Machine Design class, and still use it occasionally for reference after graduation. It is a bit pricey, but it is one of the few textbooks I've held onto for reference in my job. It does contain quite a lot of information and presents it rather well. Not perfect, but a good text book overall.
Awesome Textbook July 15, 2008
R. Yonekura (Boston, MA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this is a really good textbook, though it is very pricey. Many of the tables that are in the book are very useful and the examples are extremely helpful. I only bought this book because I needed it for 2 classes and it will be one of the few books I will keep even after graduation.
 Important Note about Edition January 24, 2008
MEStudent
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
As is quite apparent from the one review of the hardcover edition (and from my machine design professor repeatedly referring to this as a reference book), this isn't the best textbook from which to learn the material in the first place, but it has every formula you'll ever need (well, maybe not...). However, there is one very important fact to note if you are considering buying this book for a class. It is NOT identical to the hardcover 8th edition; all problems and examples are in SI units (often with significantly different numbers), and the problem numbers are not necessarily the same (one cannot help but suspect that this is intentional on the part of the publisher, since it means that the cheaper paperback edition cannot be easily substituted for the hardcover edition). If you will need this book for homework, be aware of this.
Might be a Good Reference Book October 10, 2007
Wadeesh
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
As a senior ME student, I think Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design may be a good reference book, but find it is a poor text. Most topics are covered quickly and equations presented with little or no emphasis on any engineering derivation. This will frustrate engineers who enjoy knowing why the equations work. Also many of the answers found in the back of the book are simply incorrect. This inhibits the value of the problems found at the end of each chapter. The book covers a myriad of engineering topics which makes it fine to pull off the shelf to find the correct equation to use. However as a text, it lacks the engineering and mathematical depth to help one understand why the equations presented are true and why they work.
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