Foundations of engineering /

This book gives freshman engineering students a solid foundation for all their future coursework. It provides an overview to the engineering profession and of the skills they will need to develop, as well as an introduction to fundamental engineering topics such as thermodynamics, rate processes, an...

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Main Author: Holtzapple, Mark Thomas
Other Authors: Reece, W. Dan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2003]
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:Table of contents
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh022/2002022660.html
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Summary:This book gives freshman engineering students a solid foundation for all their future coursework. It provides an overview to the engineering profession and of the skills they will need to develop, as well as an introduction to fundamental engineering topics such as thermodynamics, rate processes, and Newton's laws. An important aspect of the book's approach is the method of Engineering Accounting, which casts the basic conservation laws (e.g., of energy or mass) as simple "accounting" procedures. This is a unifying concept that facilitates problem-solving across all engineering disciplines.
Item Description:Text accompanied by: Mathematical supplement ..."purpose...is to present applied mathematics in a friendly manner to help you learn essential mathematics..." (preface) and booklet "How to succeed in Today's TAMU" includes sections on goal setting and time management for beginning college students.
Physical Description:xxiii, 728 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. + mathematics supplement (vii, 122 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.) + Primis booklet (31 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0072480823
9780072480825
0071195610 (ISE)
9780071195614 (ISE)
0072837950 (Mathematics supplement)
0072785377 (Primis-booklet)