Gregory Pastoll – illustratör

This book consists of 220 original limericks, illustrated with ink drawings by the author. It will appeal to adults and well-read teenagers. The limericks reflect the funny, subtle and quirky aspects of human behaviour that make life amusing. The collection does not contain any smutty or obscene material. Nor does it contain any mentions of actual people, or derogatory material of any kind.

This series of three volumes, ‘Basic Engineering Mechanics Explained’ aims to explain in a reader-friendly way, the essential principles of basic mechanics as used in engineering. 

It attempts to provide clarity, motivation and relevance, for any reader who wants to understand the principles of mechanics and be able to apply them to practical situations. These books should be found useful by anyone studying, teaching or using the science of mechanics.

It covers most, if not all of the topics that are found in typical first-year courses in mechanics worldwide, and some of those topics found in courses on basic machine dynamics. 

These volumes contain:

Original worked examples on every aspect of the contentOver 420 original exercises with answers, illustrative of the practical applications of mechanics in a variety of settingsSets of true/false questions and tutorial questions suitable for tackling in groupsOutlines of several well-tried practical design-and-build projects and experimentsBrief mentions of certain colourful historical developments in ideas about mechanics1000 illustrations, diagrams and line drawings, of which more than 90% are original.