Thinking like an engineer (1st ed )
Auteurs : STEPHAN Elizabeth A., BOWMAN David R., PARK William J., SILL Benjamin L., OHLAND Mat
THINKING LIKE AN ENGINEER: AN ACTIVE LEARNING APPROACH is specifically designed to utilize an active learning environment for first year engineering courses.
* In-class activities include collaborative problem-solving, computer-based activities, and hands-on experiments, encouraging guided inquiry.
* Homework assignments and review sections reinforce and expand on the activities.
* Content can be customized to match the topic organization in your course syllabi.
PREFACE ix
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xvii
PART 1
ENGINEERING ESSENTIALS 1
CHAPTER 1 - EVERYDAY ENGINEERING 5
1.1 CHOOSING A CAREER 5
1.2 CHOOSING ENGINEERING AS A CAREER 6
1.3 CHOOSING A SPECIFIC ENGINEERING FIELD 8
1.4 GATHERING INFORMATION 16
1.5 PURSUING STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES 18
CHAPTER 2 - ETHICS 28
2.1 ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING 29
2.2 ENGINEERING CREED 34
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 36
CHAPTER 3 - DESIGN AND TEAMWORK 43
3.1 THE DESIGN PROCESS 43
3.2 BRAINSTORMING IN THE DESIGN PROCESS 45
3.3 EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: PERIOD ANALYSIS 46
3.4 PROJECT TIMELINE 48
3.5 CRITERIA AND EVALUATION 50
3.6 WORKING IN TEAMS 55
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 58
CHAPTER 4 - ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION 63
4.1 BASIC PRESENTATION SKILLS 64
4.2 SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS 66
4.3 BASIC TECHNICAL WRITING SKILLS 69
4.4 COMMON TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION FORMATS 72
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 79
ENGINEERING ESSENTIALS REVIEW 89
PART 2
PROBLEM PARADIGMS 97
CHAPTER 5 - ESTIMATION 101
5.1 GENERAL HINTS FOR ESTIMATION 104
5.2 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES 105
5.3 REASONABLENESS 109
5.4 NOTATION 113
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 116
CHAPTER 6 - SOLVEM 119
6.1 DEFINING SOLVEM 119
6.2 REPRESENTING FINAL RESULTS 125
6.3 AVOIDING COMMON MISTAKES 125
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 129
CHAPTER 7 - GRAPHING GUIDELINES 132
7.1 GRAPHING TERMINOLOGY 132
7.2 PROPER PLOTS 133
7.3 GRAPH INTERPRETATION 140
7.4 MEANING OF THE LINE SHAPES 143
7.5 GRAPHICAL SOLUTIONS 149
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 153
CHAPTER 8 - INTERPOLATION 165
8.1 SINGLE INTERPOLATION 166
8.2 COMPLEX INTERPOLATION 169
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 172
CHAPTER 9 - STATISTICS 176
9.1 HISTOGRAMS 177
9.2 STATISTICAL BEHAVIOR 180
9.3 DISTRIBUTIONS 183
9.4 CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS 190
9.5 STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL (SPC) 192
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 200
PROBLEM PARADIGMS REVIEW 206
PART 3
UBIQUITOUS UNITS 223
CHAPTER 10 - FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND BASE UNITS 235
10.1 THE METRIC SYSTEM 236
10.2 OTHER UNIT SYSTEMS 239
10.3 CONVERSION PROCEDURE FOR UNITS 239
10.4 CONVERSIONS INVOLVING MULTIPLE STEPS 242
10.5 CONVERSIONS INVOLVING 'NEW' UNITS 247
10.6 DERIVED DIMENSIONS AND UNITS 248
10.7 EQUATION LAWS 250
10.8 CONVERSION INVOLVING EQUATIONS 253
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 256
CHAPTER 11- UNIVERSAL UNITS 261
11.1 FORCE 261
11.2 WEIGHT 263
11.3 DENSITY 264
11.4 AMOUNT 269
11.5 TEMPERATURE 272
11.6 PRESSURE 275
11.7 GAS PRESSURE 280
11.8 ENERGY 282
11.9 POWER 286
11.10 EFFICIENCY 287
IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES 293
CHAPTER 12 - DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS 302
12.1 COMMON DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS 302
12.2 DI
Date de parution : 03-2010
Ouvrage de 624 p.
20.3x25.4 cm
Disponible chez l'éditeur (délai d'approvisionnement : 12 jours).
Prix indicatif 66,19 €
Ajouter au panier