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Here's what instructors are saying about our textbooks. We're passionate about making sure all our titles get raves like these...
There's no better general introduction to engineering than 'Engineering Your Future'.
Dr. Shiflett
USC
Excellent approach to introducing MATLAB for technical problem solving.
Dr. Oakes
Purdue U.
This text was more current than others available, with a good mix of technical and social issues. The students really enjoyed the book.
Dean Robert J. Marley
Montana State University
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Students can not make an educated decision about what career to pursue without adequate information. This Short Course from our EYF Series provides a broad introduction to the study and practice of engineering. In addition to presenting vital information, we have made it interesting and easy to read.
List Price $39.95
Second Edition, 12 topics, 352 pages,
paperback, 7" x 10"
ISBN 978-1-881018-51-3
(1-881018-51-2)
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New 2nd Edition Features:
Now with updated graduation and salary statistics; additional problems for most chapters; improved, integrated Design and Problem-Solving chapters' revised History and Communications chapters.
"Engineering Your Future" has been developed with the following goals and objectives....
- To introduce students to the broad spectrum of the engineering profession.
- To encourage students to explore the challenges, problems, issues, and functions of the various engineering fields.
- To provide students with a perspective of the necessary written and oral communication skills used by engineers.
- To introduce students to the professional character and ethical responsibility of engineers.
- To provide students with an awareness of historic engineering developments and their impact on society.
- To introduce students to the global scope of the present-day engineering community.
- To present problem solving skills that will aid in the success of students in the classroom.
- To assist students in applying common computer software, useful in their studies.
- To introduce students to a design methodology for use in subsequent design courses.
- To provide students with the latest statistics relative to the engineering community.
The text contains examples within each chapter and assignments afterwards. The assignments include a collection of numerical, writing, and hands-on exercises. The goal is to encourage students to become familiar with the material being presented and, in some cases, to do further exploration.
There are five versions of "Engineering Your Future" in the series to meet a wide variety of course needs: Short Course, Comprehensive, Problem-Oriented, Project-Based and A Brief Student's Guide. View a comparison of all five.
Review the Short Course's Preface & Outline.
Contents (Review detailed Table of Contents)
*History * Majors and Disciplines within Engineering * Profiles of Actual Engineers * Statistical Profile of the Profession * Succeeding in the Classroom * Problem Solving * Computer Tools for Engineers * Teamwork Skills * Engineering Design * Technical Communication * Ethics and Engineering * Engineering Work Experience and Co-Op's
Authors: (Review detailed Author Profiles)
Dr. William C. Oakes, Associate Professor, Freshman Engineering, Purdue University.
Dr. Les L. Leone, Director of Cooperative Engineering Education, Michigan State University.
Contributors:
Dr. John B. Dilworth, Professor of Engineering Ethics, Professional Ethics and Business Ethics, Western Michigan University.
Dr. Heidi A. Diefes, Assistant Professor of Freshman Engineering and Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University.
Dr. Ralph E. Flori, Jr., Associate Professor, Basic Engineering, University of Missouri-Rolla.
Craig J. Gunn, Director of Communications, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University.
Dr. Merle C. Potter, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State University.
Michael F. Young, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University.
List Price $39.95
Second Edition, 12 topics, 352 pages,
paperback, 7" x 10"
ISBN 978-1-881018-51-3
(1-881018-51-2)
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