Exploring Engineering

An Introduction to Engineering and Design

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Hardbound
Published: OCT-2009
ISBN 13: 978-0-12-374723-5
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS


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


 
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