Exploring engineering : an introduction to engineering and design
"Winner in its first edition of the Best New Undergraduate Textbook by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the American Association of Publishers (AAP), Kosky, et al is the first text offering an introduction to the major engineering fields, and the engineering design process,...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Burlington, MA :
Academic Press,
[2010]
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| Edition | Second edition]. |
| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780080884462 0080884466 0123859190 9780123859198 9780123747235 0123747236 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xvii, 446 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: Minds-on. What Engineers Do ; Key Elements of Engineering Analysis ; How to solve problems and spreadsheet analyses ; Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation ; Chemical Energy of Fuels ; Powering the Future ; Electrical Circuits ; Logic and Computers ; Control Systems Design and Mechatronics ; Kinematics of Motion ; Materials Engineering ; Bioengineering ; Chemical Engineering ; Manufacturing.
- Part 2: Hands-on. Introduction to Engineering Design ; Two Ground Rules for Design ; Clarification of the Task ; Generation of Alternative Concepts ; Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept ; Detailed Design ; Oral Design Defense ; Manufacturing and Testing ; Performance Evaluation ; Design Report ; An Example of a Design Competition: "A Bridge Too Far." ; Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects.