Exploring Engineering: An Introduction to Engineering and Design

by Robert Balmer Ph.D., William Keat

Overview

Exploring Engineering, Fourth Edition: An Introduction to Engineering and Design, winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty), presents the emerging challenges engineers face in a wide range of areas as they work to help improve our quality of life. In this classic textbook, the authors explain what engineers actually do, from the fundamental principles that form the basis of their work to the application of that knowledge within a structured design process. The text itself is organized into three parts: Lead-On, Minds-On, Hands-On. This organization allows the authors to give a basic introduction to engineering methods, then show the application of these principles and methods, and finally present a design challenge. This book is an ideal introduction for anyone interested in exploring the various fields of engineering and learning how engineers work to solve problems.

• Winner of a 2017 Textbook Excellence Award (Texty) from the Textbook&Academic Authors Association
• NEW: Chapters on Aeronautical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Design Teams
• NEW: Expanded content in the chapters "Defining the Problem," "Generation of 'Alternative Concepts'," and "Detailed Design"
• NEW: Material on sustainability issues in engineering
• Introduces students to the engineering profession, emphasizing the fundamental physical, chemical, and material bases for all engineering work
• Includes an Engineering Ethics Decision Matrix used throughout the book to pose ethical challenges and explore decision-making in an engineering context
• Lists of "Top Engineering Achievements" and "Top Engineering Challenges" help put the material in context and show engineering as a vibrant discipline involved in solving societal problems
• Companion Web site includes links to several new drawing supplements, including "Free-hand Engineering Sketching," (detailed instructions on free-hand engineering sketching); "AutoCAD Introduction," (an introduction to the free AutoCAD drawing software); and "Design Projects," (new freshman-level design projects that complement the "Hands-On" part of the textbook).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780128025888
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	06/11/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	552
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Philip Kosky spent two years at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment in the UK before joining the GE Research Center Schenectady, NY where he was a career scientist and engineer until retiring in 2001. From 2001 to 2007 he was a Distinguished Research Professor of Engineering at Union College. He wrote nearly 200 publications and other reports, including about 25 patents.
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 andthe Elsevierundergraduate engineering textbook Modern Engineering Thermodynamics.
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.
Dr. George Wise is a former communications specialist and historian at General Electric's Global Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. After retiring from GE he served as Deputy Director of the Dudley Observatory, Schenectady, NY and Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Union College. He has authored two books andnumerous papers on the history of science and technology, winning the Usher Prize of the Society for History of Technology for one of them.

Table of Contents

Part 1. Lead-On

1. What Engineers Do 2. Elements of Engineering Analysis 3. Force and Motion 4. Energy 5. Engineering Economics

Part 2. Minds-On

6. Aeronautical Engineering 7. Chemical Engineering 8. Civil Engineering 9. Computer Engineering 10. Electrical Engineering 11. Industrial Engineering 12. Manufacturing Engineering 13. Materials Engineering 14. Mechanical Engineering 15. Nuclear Engineering 16. Biomechanical Engineering 17. Electrochemical Engineering 18. Green Energy Engineering

Part 3. Hands-On

19. Introduction to Engineering Design 20. Design Teams 21. Design Step 1. Defining the Problem 22. Design Step 2. Generation of Alternative Concepts 23. Design Step 3. Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept 24. Design Step 4. Detailed Design 25. Design step 5. Design Defense 26. Design Step 6. Manufacturing and Testing 27. Design Step 7. Performance Evaluation 28. Design Step 8. Design Report 29. Examples of Design Competitions 30. Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects

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Explore the fields and concepts of modern engineering and practices the design process through examples and projects

Editorial Reviews

"This book introduces students to the profession and practice of engineering. In Part 1, called "Minds-on," the introduction covers principles and ideas. It describes engineering in general and devotes chapters to several specific disciplines of engineering, including mechanical, civil, electrical, and electrochemical." —Mechanical Engineering Magazine

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