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EXPLORING ENGINEERING
Exploring EngineeringAn Introduction for Freshmen to Engineering and to the Design Process
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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

Bibliographic & ordering Information
Hardbound, ISBN-13: 978-0-12-374723-5, 400 pages, publication date: OCT-2009
Imprint: ACADEMIC PRESS
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