By
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
Philip Kosky, G.E. Distinguished Research Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Union College, Schenectady, N.Y
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
