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An Introduction to Engineering and Design
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Second Edition
By
Philip Kosky, G.E. Distinguished Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
Robert Balmer, Retired, Dean of Engineering and Computer Science Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
William Keat, Associate Professor Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
George Wise, Deputy Director of the Dudley Observatory
Description
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.
Audience
* Freshman undergraduate students entering 4-year engineering programs, including those with declared or intended majors in all engineering
areas such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, and civil engineering
* Freshman undergraduate students who are taking an
Introduction to Engineering Course either as a requirement for a technical degree or as an elective for science and technology requirements
for other degree programs in liberal arts, business, life sciences, and so forth
Contents
Foreword
Part 1: Minds-on
Chapter 1: What Engineers Do
Chapter 2: Key Elements of Engineering Analysis
Chapter 3: How to solve problems
and spreadsheet analyses
Chapter 4: Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation
Chapter 5: Chemical Energy of Fuels
Chapter 6: Powering
the Future
Chapter 7: Electrical Circuits
Chapter 8: Logic and Computers
Chapter 9: Control Systems Design and Mechatronics
Chapter
10: Kinematics of Motion
Chapter 11: Materials Engineering
Chapter 12: Bioengineering
Chapter 13: Chemical Engineering
Chapter 14:
Manufacturing
Part 2: Hands-on
Chapter 15: Introduction to Engineering Design
Chapter 16: Two Ground Rules for Design
Chapter 17:
Clarification of the Task
Chapter 18: Generation of Alternative Concepts
Chapter 19: Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a
Concept
Chapter 20: Detailed Design
Chapter 21: Oral Design Defense
Chapter 22: Manufacturing and Testing
Chapter 23: Performance
Evaluation
Chapter 24: Design Report
Chapter 25: An Example of a Design Competition: "A Bridge Too Far."
Chapter 26: Closing Remarks
on the Important Role of Design Projects
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Hardbound, 0 pages, publication date: OCT-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374723-5
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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