Abstract: This paper analyzes the textbooks of mechanics, especially the textbooks and their teaching systems of theoretical mechanics and material mechanics. From the national mechanics courses and texybooks constructed history situation, the achievements and problems of the construction of the mechanics course, national elementary mechanics teaching material usage, the introduction of overseas elementary mechanics textbooks, overseas theoretical mechanics teaching material system analysis, overseas mechanics teaching material system analysis, mechanics courses abroad network resources investigation and analysis, and the teaching technology application and quality evaluation and other aspects are expounded. Finally, through the study of overseas textbooks, due to its comprehensive characteristics and features, for the national elementary mechanics courses and textbooks reform to provide ideas and direction. This paper is one of them, mainly expounds the basic situation of the elementary mechanics textbooks pubilished within China