Introduction to Engineering
Paul H. Wright(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 17. January 1989
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-0-471-60566-9 (ISBN)
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Description
A readable overview of the various aspects of the engineering professions is given in this book. The first three chapters present a brief history of engineering and a survey of engineering career paths, then address the ethical and legal responsibilities of the profession, including the role of engineering societies, and registration and licensing of engineers. Chapters 4 through 7 discuss the creative aspects of engineering, design methods, written and oral communication, common mathematics used in engineering, and data handling. Chapters 8 and 9 comprise elementary treatments of engineering mechanics and electronics, supported by illustrative examples of problem solutions. Chapter 10 briefly describes the types, components, and operation of computers, and includes brief treatments of computer languages and programming. The final chapter presents a case study of the Challenger space shuttle accident.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
index
Dimensions
Height: 60 mm
Width: 33 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-60566-9 (9780471605669)
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Paul H. Wright
Introduction to Engineering
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10/1993
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Content
History of engineering; definition of engineering; the engineer as a professional; learning and creative thought; the engineering approach to problem solving; engineering communications; engineering calculations; engineering mechanics; electronics; computers; a case study - the space shuttle Challenger accident.