Exploring Engineering. An Introduction to Engineering and Design. Edition No. 6

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November 2024
Elsevier Science and Technology
ID: 5947807

Exploring Engineering: An Introduction to Engineering and Design, Sixth Edition explores the world of engineering by introducing the reader to what engineers do, the fundamental principles that form the basis of their work, and how they apply that knowledge within a structured design process. The three-part organization of the text reinforces these areas, making this an ideal introduction for anyone interested in exploring the various fields of engineering and learning how engineers work to solve problems. This new edition has been revised with new mini-design projects, more content on ethics, and more examples throughout the text on the use of significant figures.

Part 1: LEAD-ON
1. What Do Engineers Do?
2. Elements of Engineering Analysis
3. Force and Motion
4. Energy
5. Engineering Economics
6. Engineering Ethics

Part 2: MINDS-ON
7. Aeronautical Engineering
8. Chemical Engineering
9. Civil Engineering
10. Computer Engineering
11. Electrical Engineering
12. Industrial Engineering
13. Manufacturing Engineering
14. Materials Engineering
15. Mechanical Engineering
16. Nuclear Engineering

PART 2.1: INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING FIELDS
17. Bioengineering
18. Electrochemical Engineering
19. Environmental Engineering
20. Green Energy Engineering
21. Mechatronics and Physical Computing

PART 3: HANDS-ON
22. Introduction to Engineering Design
23. Design Teams
24. Design Step 1: Defining the Problem
25. Design Step 2: Generation of Alternative Concepts
26. Design Step 3: Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept
27. Design Step 4: Detailed Design
28. Design Step 5: Design Defense
29. Design Step 6: Manufacturing and Testing
30. Design Step 7: Performance Evaluation
31. Design Step 8: Design Report
32. Examples of Design Competitions
33. Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects

Authors

Robert Balmer Mechanical Engineering Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dean Emeritus, Engineering and Computer Science, Union College, Schenectady NY, USA. Dr. Robert Balmer has worked as an engineer at the Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory and at various DuPont facilities. He has over 40 years of engineering teaching experience and has authored 70 technical publications and?the Elsevier?undergraduate engineering textbook Modern Engineering Thermodynamics. William Keat Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Union College, Mechanical Engineering Department, Schenectady, USA. Dr. William Keat has been teaching design for 20 years, in courses ranging from freshman engineering to a graduate course in design methodology. Has been awarded two Pi Tau Sigma Outstanding Teacher Awards and two first place finishes at the Mini-Baja East Competition while serving as an advisor.

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