A Student's Introduction to Engineering Design
Pergamon Unified Engineering Series
Published on 18. May 2014
364 pages
978-1-4831-8166-0 (ISBN)
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A Student's Introduction to Engineering Design aims to provide students with little or no sufficient knowledge on the fundamentals of engineering. The text is divided into two parts: Book I and Book II. The first part is concerned with the discussion on the design process, which characterizes the essence of engineering. The specific topics encompassed in this part include the morphology and anatomy of design. Other areas of concern of this part are the needs and information, modeling, values and alternatives, analysis and computation, and optimization. The second part of the book brings the theories, concepts, and formulations discussed in the first part to the real-world setting. The role of engineering in the development of the society and in addressing human needs is explained. The selection is best for those new in the field of engineering.
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PrefaceBook I Chapter 1 Design 1.1 The Design Process 1.2 Morphology of Design 1.3 Anatomy of Design 1.4 Exercises References Additional Reading Chapter 2 Needs and Information 2.1 Problem Formulation 2.2 Information 2.3 Exercises Chapter 3 Modeling 3.1 Models in General 3.2 Mathematical Models 3.3 Other Forms of Modeling 3.4 Exercises References Chapter 4 Values and Alternatives 4.1 The Value Statement 4.2 Criteria Modeling 4.3 Alternatives 4.4 Exercises References Chapter 5 Analysis and Computation 5.1 Looking for Numbers 5.2 Graphical Analysis 5.3 Analogue Computation 5.4 Digital Computation 5.5 Exercises References Chapter 6 Testing and Evaluation 6.1 Posing the Question 6.2 Similarity 6.3 Measurement 6.4 Designing Experimental Apparatus 6.5 Testing 6.6 Evaluation 6.7 Exercises References Chapter 7 Decision Theory 7.1 Decision Variables 7.2 Decision Matrix 7.3 Decision Tree 7.4 Network Analysis 7.5 Exercises References Chapter 8 Optimization 8.1 Mathematical Formulation 8.2 Geometrical Visualization 8.3 Differential Calculus 8.4 Lagrange Multipliers 8.5 Numerical Methods 8.6 Linear Programming 8.7 Exercises References Chapter 9 Communication 9.1 Design and Communication 9.2 Communication in Practice 9.3 Report Writing 9.4 Engineering Graphics References Chapter 10 Detailed Design 10.1 Materials 10.2 Manufacture 10.3 Components and Subassemblies 10.4 Variation in Performance 10.5 Reliability and Safety 10.6 Exercises ReferencesBook II Chapter 11 The Setting 11.1 The Planet Earth 11.2 The Earth's Crust 11.3 The Earth's Interior 11.4 The Oceans 11.5 The Atmosphere 11.6 The Magnetosphere 11.7 The Biosphere 11.8 Resources 11.9 Exercises References Chapter 12 The Human Society 12.1 Evolution of Man 12.2 Evolution of Society 12.3 Exercises References Chapter 13 Human Needs 13.1 Values, Needs, and Goals 13.2 The Hierarchy of Needs of the Individual 13.3 Group Needs 13.4 Definition of Goals 13.5 Exercises References Chapter 14 Human Activities 14.1 Historical Economic View 14.2 Statistical View 14.3 Sociological View 14.4 Changing Structure of Occupations 14.5 Needs View 14.6 Exercises References Chapter 15 The Engineer's Role 15.1 What Is Engineering? 15.2 What Do Engineers Do? 15.3 Exercises ReferencesAppendix I Probability and StatisticsAppendix II EconomicsAppendix III Conversion FactorsIndex
