Engineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving, 8th Edition
- Length: 496 pages
- Edition: 8
- Language: English
- Publisher: McGraw Hill
- Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- ISBN-10: 1264153554
- ISBN-13: 9781264153558
- Sales Rank: #466353 (See Top 100 Books)
Engineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving presents a complete introduction to the engineering field and remains the most comprehensive textbook for an introductory engineering course. This text helps students develop the skills needed to solve open-ended problems in SI and customary units while presenting solutions in a logical manner. Students are introduced to subject areas, common to engineering disciplines, that require the application of fundamental engineering concepts.
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Title Page Copyright Page Contents Preface Connect Page About the Authors 1 The Engineering Profession 1.1 An Engineering Career 1.2 The Technology Team 1.3 The Engineering Profession 1.4 The Engineering Functions 1.5 The Engineering Disciplines 1.6 Conclusion 2 Education for Engineering 2.1 Education for Engineering 2.2 The Engineer as a Professional 2.3 Conclusion 3 Introduction to Engineering Design 3.1 An Introduction to Engineering Design 3.2 The Design Process 3.3 Design and the Customer 3.4 The Nature of Engineering Design 3.5 Experiencing the Design Process in Education 3.6 Design Opportunities and Challenges of the Future 4 Engineering Solutions 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Problem Analysis 4.3 The Engineering Method 4.4 Problem Presentation 4.5 Standards of Problem Presentation 5 Representation of Technical Information 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Collecting and Recording Data 5.3 General Graphing Procedures 5.4 Empirical Functions 5.5 Curve Fitting 5.6 Method of Selected Points and Least Squares 5.7 Empirical Equations: Linear 5.8 Empirical Equations: Power Curves 5.9 Empirical Equations: Exponential Curves 6 Engineering Measurements and Estimations 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Measurements: Accuracy and Precision 6.3 Measurements: Significant Digits 6.4 Errors 6.5 Estimations 7 Dimensions, Units, and Conversions 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Progress in the United States toward Metrification 7.3 Physical Quantities 7.4 Dimensions 7.5 Units 7.6 SI Units and Symbols 7.7 Rules for Using SI Units 7.8 U.S. Customary and Engineering Systems 7.9 Conversion of Units 7.10 Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Absolute Scales 8 Introduction to Engineering Economics 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Simple and Compound Interest 8.3 Cash-Flow Diagram 8.4 Present Worth and Future Worth 8.5 Annual Worth and Gradients 8.6 Summary Table 9 Economics: Decision Making 9.1 Economic Decision Making 9.2 Depreciation and Taxes 10 Statistics 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Frequency Distribution 10.3 Measures of Central Tendency 10.4 Measures of Variation 10.5 Linear Regression 10.6 Coefficient of Correlation 11 Inferential Statistics and Decision Making 11.1 Inferential Statistics 11.2 Experimental Design 11.3 Sampling 11.4 Use of Various Distributions 11.5 Level of Significance and Confidence Intervals 12 Mechanics: Statics 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Scalars and Vectors 12.3 Forces 12.4 Types of Force Systems 12.5 Transmissibility 12.6 Resolution of Forces 12.7 Moments 12.8 Free-Body Diagrams 12.9 Equilibrium 13 Mechanics: Strength of Materials 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Stress 13.3 Strain 13.4 Modulus of Elasticity 13.5 Design Stress 13.6 Stress Concentration 14 Material Balance 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Conservation of Mass 14.3 Processes 14.4 A Systematic Approach 15 Energy Sources and Alternatives 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Fossil Fuels 15.3 Finite Supply of Fossil Fuels 15.4 Major Areas of Energy Consumption in the United States 15.5 Alternate Energy Sources 16 Fundamental Energy Principles 16.1 Introduction to Thermodynamics 16.2 Stored Energy 16.3 Energy in Transit 16.4 First Law of Thermodynamics: The Conservation of Energy 16.5 Second Law of Thermodynamics 16.6 Efficiency 16.7 Power 16.8 Refrigeration Cycles 17 Electrical Theory 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Structure of Electricity 17.3 Static Electricity 17.4 Electric Current 17.5 Electric Potential 17.6 Simple Electric Circuits 17.7 Resistance 17.8 DC Circuit Concepts 17.9 DC Electric Power 17.10 Terminal Voltage 17.11 Kirchhoff’s Laws 17.12 Mesh Currents 18 Flowcharts 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Flowcharting Appendices A. Part 1 Unit Conversions Part 2 Unit Prefixes Part 3 Physical Constants Part 4 Approximate Specific Gravities and Densities B. Greek Alphabet C. Chemical Elements D. NSPE Code of Ethics for Engineers E. Areas under the Standard Normal Curve from 0 to z F. Part 1 Selected Algebra Topics Part 2 Selected Trigonometry Topics Answers to Selected Problems Index
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