Good Mechanical Engineering Books for Beginners

I would think finding a book would be duck soup for someone named R. T. Firefly.

I can't specifically recommend a book, but I've used some of the Schaum's Outlines series and found them to be very helpful. You might consider this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Schaums-Outline-Engineering-Mechanics-Nelson/dp/0070461937/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1315873345&sr=1-8

_{Groucho, the original Rufus T. Firefly.}

A handbook of mechanical engineering and the REA Problem Solvers for Thermodynamics and Mechanics and Transport Phenomena should be a good start.

"Mechanical Engineering" is a very broad field.

What, specifically do you like to learn about ? Metallurgy, mechanics, thermo or what ?

More significantly, you don't want to prepare yourself for a career in a field that is slowing down or dying

Rather than suggesting books, I suggest that you read industry periodicals, then decide upon your specialty.

For example, if you are interested in power generation, subscribe to and read POWER magazine. ( www.powermag.com) for metals, perhaps the ASM publications.

Then, after you specialize, find the seminal books in the field and perhaps purchase used copies of them.

Good Luck

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I would have to say do not get hung up on book for all your knowledge. The best way to learn is get your hands dirty and do some old fashoned work. Find a position where you are forced to get into the middle of which ever field or expertice it is you choose to follow. Should you want strictly mechanical work in a factory get to know how the machines work same for robotics. How ever if electrical is your thing then find a shop that rebuilds electric motors. The thing is book learning can only take you so far. The real knowledge comes from solveing problems. With out real world understanding problems do not get resolved. Books do not resolve the issues they only provide a direction to look for the answer. with this being said have fun get dirty and learn something.

Thank you Mr. rdsbdo1,

for your advise. Certainly it is a valid and good suggestion, and unless we get in to field work, the GLORY of ENGINEERING cannot be achieved.

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RAJESWARI.

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The following are some of the books I studied in Engineering School (IIT Bombay), that stand out in memory, after over 35 years since graduation:

Engineering Mechanics, Statics & Dynamics: Irving Shames

Machine Design: Maleev & Hartman

Strength of Materials: Timoshenko & Young (Any Other books by Timoshenko)

Theory of Machines: Thomas Bevan

Fluid Mechanics: Landau & Lifshitz (Any other books by Landau)

Making, Shaping & Treating of Steel: U. S. Steel Corp.

Fundas of Engg Thermodynamics: Michael Moran

Textbook on Heat Transfer: Suhas Sukhatme

Electrical Machines: Fitzgerald & Kingsley

Advanced Engineering Mathematics: Erwin Kreyzig

Calculus: George Thomas

Handbook of Gear Design: Darle Dudley or Merrittt

Feynman's Lectures in Physics