The aim of this book is to motivate students into learning Machine Analysis by reinforcing theory and applications throughout the text.  The author uses an enthusiastic hands-on approach by including photos of actual mechanisms in place of abstract line illustrations, and directs students towards developing their own software for mechanism analysis using Excel freeze frame position. As a result the students get answers in the form of vectors, and the results have no real meaning to students because it is not a complete solution. In order to get a complete understanding, he suggests, students need to calculate velocity and acceleration for one complete cycle of motion of the mechanism.  From this more complete model, students are able to plot acceleration curves for the motion of the mechanisms and learn in a more visual manner. Because most students are visual learners, the book focuses on teaching the material in this more complete and visual fashion. Students are taught how to build computer code (predominately using Matlab and Excel spreadsheets) throughout the book, and in the end they will have developed a tool to do a much more thorough analysis of mechanisms. This approach will make the learning process more effective, and it will also give students a useful tool to use as practicing engineers.  Calculus is used periodically throughout the text; therefore students should have a good working knowledge of derivatives and integrals.   An accompanying website includes a detailed list of tips for learning machine analysis, including tips on working homework problems, note taking, preparing for tests, computer programming and other topics to aid in student success. Study guides for each chapter that focus on teaching the thought process needed to solve problems by presenting practice problems are included, as are computer animations for common mechanisms discussed in the text.