Exploring engineering : an introduction to engineering and design
Title:
Exploring engineering : an introduction to engineering and design
Author:
Kosky, P. G. (Philip G.)
ISBN:
9780080884462
Edition:
Second edition].
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 446 pages) : illustrations (some color).
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.
Abstract:
"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, with an interdisciplinary case study approach. It introduces the fundamental physical, chemical and material bases for all engineering work and presents the engineering design process using examples and hands-on projects."--Publisher's website.
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Electronic Access:
Knovel http://app.knovel.com/hotlink/toc/id:kpEEAIEDE4/exploring-engineering-an