It is said that you truly understand an engineering concept when you can visualize it in your "mind's eye." This is especially true in the mechanics of materials course, one of the most challenging subjects in the core engineering curriculum. Yesterday's textbooks were designed to present concepts to a different generation of engineering students. Today's textbooks must recognize and take advantage of the learning styles preferred by the twenty-first century student. In Mechanics of materials: An Integrated Learning Approach, Second Edition, Timothy A. Philpot presents the theory and practice of mechanics of materials in a straight-forward, plain-speaking, student-friendly manner that addresses the learning styles of today's students without sacrificing rigor or depth in the presentation of topics.Unique to this book is the integration of MecMovies. This award-winning instructional software package created by the author provides extensive hands-on practice and feedback to students as they become familiar with a wide variety of concepts and applications, from stress and strain to bending, torsion, transverse shear, and combined loads. The animations, tutorials, games, and examples within MecMovies have been proven to increase students' performance, visualization skills, confidence level in solving problems, and overall interest in the subject matter. Read Less