For students just starting their mechanical engineering design studies, Shigley’s Mechanical Engineering Design is recommended. The text will naturally guide students toward familiarity with both the fundamentals of design choices and the requirements for industrial components. It combines a contemporary focus on design and fresh applications with the clear emphasis on basics that educators have come to expect.
Jeffrey Weed –
This book explains the material in a very easy to understand way, that said if you are buying a textbook, it probably isn’t by choice. I’ve used it a good bit after class as a reference during my internships and am glad I bought it instead of renting.