This book gives comprehensive coverage of mechanical science for HNC/ HND students taking mechanical engineering courses (including all topics likely to be covered in both years of such courses) and for first year undergraduate students in mechanical engineering. Preface, Forces and Equilibrium, Simple Stress and Strain, Beams, Deflections of Beams, Struts and Columns, Torsion, Strain Energy, Stress and Strain Analysis, Cylindrical Shells, Linear and Angular Motion, Mechanisms, Turning Moment Diagrams, Power Transmission, Friction Clutches and Bearings and Belt Drives, Gyroscopic Motion, Free Vibrations, Damped and Forced Oscillations, Vibrations of Multi-Degree Systems, Finite Element Method, Appendix: Some Mathematics Help, Answers to Problems, Index.