Engineering Your Future : An Introductory Engineering Textbook

by Oakes, William C.; Leone, Les L.; Gunn, Crig J.; Dilworth, John B.; Potter, Merle C.; Young, Michael F.; Diefes, Heidi A.; Flori, Ralph E.

• ISBN13: 9781881018346
• ISBN10: 1881018342
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Great Lakes Pr

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
The World of Engineering
The History of Engineering	1	(30)
Introduction	1	(2)
Getting Started	3	(3)
The Beginnings of Engineering	6	(3)
The Overview Approach	9	(3)
Traveling Through the Ages	12	(2)
Intermission: Character Studies	14	(9)
The History of the Disciplines	23	(6)
Concluding Remarks	29	(2)
References	29	(1)
Exercises and Activities	30	(1)
Engineering Majors	31	(42)
An Introduction to the Field	31	(5)
Engineering Functions	36	(8)
Engineering Majors	44	(18)
Closing Thoughts	62	(1)
Engineering and Technical Organizations	63	(10)
References	67	(1)
Exercises and Activities	68	(5)
Profiles of Working Engineers	73	(48)
A Statistical Profile of the Profession	121	(20)
Statistical Overview	121	(1)
College Enrollment Trends	122	(2)
College Majors of Recent Engineering Students	124	(1)
Degrees in Engineering	125	(1)
Job Placement Trends	126	(1)
Salaries of Engineers	127	(7)
The Diversity of the Profession	134	(1)
Distribution of Engineers	135	(1)
Engineering Employment	136	(1)
Percent of Students Unemployed	136	(1)
A Word from Employers	137	(4)
Exercises and Activities	138	(3)
Global and International Engineering	141	(22)
Introduction	141	(1)
The Evolving Global Marketplace	142	(3)
International Opportunities	145	(10)
Preparing for a Global Career	155	(8)
Exercises and Activities	160	(3)
Future Challenges	163	(18)
Expanding World Population	163	(2)
Pollution	165	(5)
Energy	170	(4)
Transportation	174	(1)
Infrastructure	175	(1)
Aerospace	176	(2)
Competitiveness/Productivity	178	(3)
Exercises and Activities	180	(1)
The Engineering Student
Succeeding in the Classroom	181	(34)
Introduction	181	(1)
Attitude	182	(2)
Goals	184	(2)
Keys to Effectiveness	186	(5)
Test-taking	191	(2)
Making the Most of Your Professors	193	(1)
Learning Styles	194	(5)
Well-Rounded Equals Effective	199	(3)
Your Effective Use of Time	202	(6)
Accountability	208	(1)
Overcoming Challenges	208	(7)
References	210	(1)
Exercises and Activities	210	(5)
Problem-Solving	215	(32)
Introduction	215	(1)
Analytic and Creative Problem Solving	216	(2)
The Analytic Method	218	(4)
The Creative Method	222	(6)
Personal Problem Solving Styles	228	(5)
Brainstorming Strategies	233	(5)
Estimation	238	(1)
Conservative Assumptions	239	(8)
Exercises and Activities	242	(5)
Visualization and Graphics	247	(58)
Why Study Visualization and Graphics?	247	(1)
Visualization	248	(8)
Sketching Technique	256	(7)
Visualizing 3-Dimensional Space	263	(6)
Geometric Transformations	269	(2)
Measurement Scales	271	(5)
Graphical Communication	276	(6)
Oblique Pictorials	282	(4)
Orthographic Multiview Sketches	286	(6)
Isometric Pictorials	292	(4)
Chapter Summary	296	(9)
References	296	(3)
Exercises	299	(6)
Computer Tools for Engineers	305	(32)
Introduction	305	(1)
The Internet	306	(6)
Word Processing Programs	312	(2)
Spreadsheets	314	(3)
Mathematics Software	317	(7)
Presentation Software	324	(1)
Operating Systems	325	(1)
Programming Languages	325	(2)
Advanced Engineering Packages	327	(10)
References	331	(2)
Exercises and Activities	333	(4)
Teamwork Skills	337	(18)
Introduction	337	(5)
What Makes a Successful Team?	342	(2)
Growth Stages of a Team	344	(2)
Team Leadership	346	(1)
How Effective Teams Work	347	(2)
The Character of a Leader	349	(2)
Team Grading	351	(4)
References	353	(1)
Exercises and Activities	353	(2)
Engineering Design	355	(30)
What Is Engineering Design	355	(1)
The Design Process	356	(10)
A Case Study	366	(12)
A Student Example of the 10-Stage Design Process	378	(7)
Exercises and Activities	383	(2)
Technical Communication	385	(32)
Introduction	385	(1)
Communication	386	(1)
Why Do We Communicate?	386	(1)
The Audience	387	(2)
The Power of Language	389	(4)
Technical Communication	393	(1)
Grammar	394	(7)
Formats	401	(1)
Formal Reports	402	(6)
Other Types of Communication	408	(6)
Relevant Readings	414	(3)
Exercises and Activities	416	(1)
The Ethics of Engineering	417	(30)
Introduction	417	(1)
The Nature of Ethics	418	(4)
The Nature of Engineering Ethics	422	(4)
The Issues and Topics of Engineering Ethics	426	(13)
Engineering Ethics and Legal Issues	439	(8)
Exercises	442	(5)
The Fundamentals of Engineering
Units and Conversions	447	(16)
History	447	(2)
The SI System of Units	449	(2)
Derived Units	451	(3)
Prefixes	454	(2)
Numerals	456	(1)
Conversions	457	(6)
References	459	(1)
Exercises	459	(4)
Mathematics Review	463	(32)
Algebra	463	(4)
Trigonometry	467	(3)
Geometry	470	(3)
Complex Numbers	473	(2)
Linear Algebra	475	(5)
Calculus	480	(15)
Exercises	488	(7)
Engineering Fundamentals	495	(48)
Statics	495	(7)
Dynamics	502	(9)
Thermodynamics	511	(11)
Electrical Circuits	522	(8)
Engineering Economics	530	(13)
The Engineer on Campus
The Campus Experience	543	(14)
Orienting Yourself to Your Campus	543	(1)
Exploring	543	(2)
Determining and Planning Your Major	545	(1)
Get into the Habit of Asking Questions	545	(1)
The ``People Issue''	546	(1)
Searching for Campus Resources	547	(2)
Other Important Issues	549	(4)
Final Thoughts	553	(4)
Exercises and Activities	554	(3)
Financial Aid	557	(20)
Introduction	557	(2)
Parental Assistance	559	(1)
Is Financial Assistance For You?	559	(9)
Scholarships	568	(1)
Loans	568	(1)
Work-Study	569	(4)
Scams	573	(2)
The Road Ahead Awaits	575	(2)
Exercises and Activities	575	(2)
Engineering Work Experience	577	(14)
A Job and Experience	577	(2)
Summer Jobs	579	(1)
Volunteer	580	(1)
Supervised Independent Study	580	(1)
Internships	581	(1)
Cooperative Education	582	(6)
Which Is Best for You?	588	(3)
Exercises and Activities	588	(3)
Connections: Liberal Arts and Engineering	591	(6)
What Are ``Connections''?	591	(1)
Why Study Liberal Arts?	592	(5)
Exercises and Activities	596	(1)
Appendix A: CADKEY97 Tutorial	597	(28)
22.1 Lesson 1: Survival Skills	597	(7)
22.2 Lesson 2: 2-D Geometric Construction	604	(6)
22.3 Lesson 3: Creating 3-D Wireframe Models	610	(6)
22.4 Lesson 4: Drawing Layout	616	(9)
Appendix B: An Introduction to MATLAB	625	(22)
B.1 Introduction	625	(1)
B.2 MATLAB Environment	626	(4)
B.3 Symbolic Manipulations	630	(1)
B.4 Saving and Loading Files	630	(1)
B.5 Vectors	631	(2)
B.6 Matrices	633	(3)
B.7 Simultaneous Equations	636	(1)
B.9 Plotting	637	(4)
B.10 Programming	641	(6)
Exercises	643	(4)
Index	647