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Nearly, each “Statics” book starts with the statement similar to this one: “the main objective of the book is to provide a student with a clear understanding of mechanics and develop the ability to analyze the problem in a simple and logical manner.” It is indeed hard to argue with such a statement. And if any of the “Statics” books would “provide a clear understanding and ability to analyze the problem,” this book would be unnecessary.
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This book would not be possible without the help from the numerous colleagues and former students’ involvement. In particular, we are pleased to recognize the contribution of Dr. Robert Cvelbar, Dr. Anatoly Nikonov, Dr. Barbara Zupančič, Alen Oseli, Alexandra Aulova, Marko Bek, Pavel Oblak, Ragunanth Venkatesh, Alenka Rogelj and Peter Emri who helped in preparation of figures and photographs, selection of the problems and in the thorough check of the solutions. Our thanks go to Ilana Voloshin for her patience and dedication to read the manuscript and look for misprints, errors, and inconsistencies. However, if any are still hiding in the text, it is only our fault. None of those mentioned should be held responsible for our shortcomings.
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Emri, I., Voloshin, A. (2016). Introduction. In: Statics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2101-0_1
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