Exploring engineering : an introduction to engineering and design /: an introduction to engineering and design. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Kosky [and three others].
• Other Names: Kosky, P. G (Philip G.)
• Contents: Foreword; Part I: Minds-on ; What Engineers Do; Key Elements of Engineering Analysis; How to solve problems and spreadsheet analyses; Energy: Kinds, Conversion, and Conservation; Chemical Energy of Fuels; Powering the Future; Electrical Circuits; Logic and Computers; Control Systems Design and Mechatronics; Kinematics of Motion; Materials Engineering; Bioengineering; Chemical Engineering; Manufacturing; ; Part II: Hands-on ; Introduction to Engineering Design; Two Ground Rules for Design; Clarification of the Task; Generation of Alternative Concepts; Evaluation of Alternatives and Selection of a Concept; Detailed Design; Oral Design Defense; Manufacturing and Testing; Performance Evaluation; Design Report; An Example of a Design Competition: "A Bridge Too Far."; Closing Remarks on the Important Role of Design Projects
• Edition: [2nd ed.]
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource (400 pages)
• Subjects: 620; Engineering -- Textbooks; Engineering design -- Textbooks
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080884462; 0080884466
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.