Fundamentals of Automotive Technology: Principles and Practice
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 21. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
2200 pages
978-1-284-31184-6 (ISBN)
Description
"This course was created to help you on your path to a successful career in the transportation industry. Employability basics covered early in the text will help you get and keep a job in the field. Essential technical skills, which are the core building blocks of an automotive technician's skill set, are presented from cover to cover. This course also introduces strategy-based diagnostics, a method used to solve technical problems correctly on the first attempt. The text explores virtually every task the various industry standards recommend for technicians and will help you prepare for a successful career"--
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Book
03/2022
3rd Edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
€169.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Previous edition
Kirk VanGelder
Fundamentals of Automotive Technology: Principles and Practice
Principles and Practice
Book
approx. 08/2026
4th Edition
Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc
€187.50
Not yet published
Person
Kirk T. VanGelder is a Certified Automotive Technology Instructor at Cascadia Technical Academy, in Vancouver, Washington. With over 30 years of teaching experience at the high school and college level, Kirk encourages students to think critically, learn how to ask questions of themselves, and then search out the answers. In addition to Fundamentals of Automotive Technology: Principles and Practice, he is the author of Fundamentals of Maintenance and Light Repair. He is passionate about helping students understand the science behind automotive technology so that they can continuously embrace emerging systems and technologies in the quickly changing automotive industry.