- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Motorbooks International; illustrated edition edition (6 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0760306966
- ISBN-13: 978-0760306963
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 802,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Explains and illustrates in layperson's terms mathematical equations.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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4 stars only because i guess i haven't found the perfect handbook for math calcs (which would be very thick indeed).
nice size (kind of A5) and good layout and font size: looks professional. easier than carrying around your notes from your degree course.
inside it's got useful text (not just rambling on about some 1/4 mile time): has short bits about MEP, cylinder acceleration. Sure it's not in detail but will give you an idea of what formula to keep in mind when looking through other books (say on engine design).
It's in imperial units.
The chapter about torsion bars is useful. I doubt the leaf spring math will be spot on (see Chassis Design by Olley and Milliken for better math) but i guess it will be a good approximation. Even has buckling! Wow, not many books for enthusiasts go to the bother of including this.
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4 stars only because i guess i haven't found the perfect handbook for math calcs (which would be very thick indeed).
nice size (kind of A5) and good layout and font size: looks professional. easier than carrying around your notes from your degree course.
inside it's got useful text (not just rambling on about some 1/4 mile time): has short bits about MEP, cylinder acceleration. Sure it's not in detail but will give you an idea of what formula to keep in mind when looking through other books (say on engine design).
It's in imperial units.
The chapter about torsion bars is useful. I doubt the leaf spring math will be spot on (see Chassis Design by Olley and Milliken for better math) but i guess it will be a good approximation. Even has buckling! Wow, not many books for enthusiasts go to the bother of including this.
Definitely a book to keep next to Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (Milliken), Chassis Design (Milliken, GM notes from Maurice Olley), Vehicle and Engine Technology (Heisler) and various others.
It's amazing how few of us can actually remember the things we learn all day long. So this book is easy to carry to any race meetings or meetings with people in industry in general.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
Math Handbook with Math Errors
10 Jan 2004
Format:Paperback
I love math and I love cars, so I was looking forward to a concise book on the topics. Within reading the first few pages, I found several mistakes. Some were simple mathematical mistakes in converting and others were more serious assumptions about vehicles and others were just due to poor editing, eg. diagrams that were unclear or stating that "9/12" converts inches to feet. These first few pages were enough to prove the book shouldn't be taken seriously. There are still some decent formulas and ideas if you keep your eyes open and know enough to catch the rest of it.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
An easy to understand approach to Automotive Math
18 Jan 2007
Format:Paperback
First off for someone like myself who failed algerbra in High School, I understand the information presented in this book. The Author writes as if he himself was sitting in front of you explaining the formula's, uses and relations. For anyone that wants to know that much more about everything about cars, this is the book to read and keep close. If two technicians sat infront of me with identical acomplishments and credentials, but one cared to take it to the next level and mathamaticaly know WHY a ram air induction is nothing more than an intake with a snorkal going directly to outside air, I think I would pick him
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