Introduction to Engineering
Published on 27. January 2000
Book
Hardback
586 pages
978-0-19-510725-8 (ISBN)
Description
A survey of the typical curricula for engineering students, this comprehensive text provides a broad yet comprehensive coverage of engineering. Concise and structured, the text offers instructors the flexibility to choose and emphasize certain topics within the course. Each author is an expert in a different branch of engineering/ electrical engineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
halftones, line figures, tables
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-510725-8 (9780195107258)
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Content
PART I: THE PROFESSION ; Introduction ; PART II: FOUNDATIONS ; 1. Handheld Calculators ; 2. Numbers ; 3. Dimensions and Units ; 4. Equation Solution Techniques ; 5. Matrix Algebra ; PART III: TOOLS FOR ANALYSIS ; 6. Graphs ; 7. Statistics ; 8. Computers ; 9. Computers as an Engineering Tool ; PART IV: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING ; 10. Chemistry ; 11. Electrical Engineering ; 12. Statics ; 13. Dynamics ; 14. Mechanics of Materials ; 15. Thermodynamics ; 16. Fluid Mechanics ; 17. Engineering Economy ; PART V: THE ENGINEERING PROCESS ; 18. Design ; 19. Engineering Communications ; Appendices ; A. Engineering Mathematics ; B. Selected Review of Trigonometry ; C. Conversion Factors ; D. Atomic Weights of Elements ; E. Answers