Part I: Discovering Engineering Chapter 1: About Discovering Engineering 1.1 Introduction Focus On Choosing Engineering: So Why Did You Become an Engineer? 1.2 Welcome to Engineering 1.3 How to Discover Engineering Focus On Diversity in Engineering: The Real McCoy? 1.4 Engineering Education: What You Should Expect 1.4.1 Eaton''s first rule: " . make practical applications of all the sciences .
" 1.4.2 Eaton''s second rule: ". take the place of the teacher . [in] exercises." 1.4.3 Eaton''s third rule: ".
attend to but one branch of learning at the same time." 1.4.4 Eaton''s fourth rule: "Let the amusements and recreation of students be of a scientific character." 1.4.5 Eaton''s fifth rule: "Let every student daily criticize those whose exercise he has attended ." 1.
5 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 2: What is Engineering? 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Defining Engineering 2.3 Engineering as an Applied Discipline 2.3.1 Knowledge generation versus knowledge implementation 2.3.2 The role of engineering 2.
4 Engineering As Creative Problem Solving 2.4.1 Solving problems 2.4.2 Standard approaches to solving problems 2.4.3 Creative approaches to solving problems 2.5 Engineering as Constrained Optimization 2.
5.1 Constraints 2.5.2 Feasibility Focus On Constrained Optimization: A Square Peg in a Round Hole 2.6 Engineering as Making Choices 2.7 Engineering as Helping Others 2.8 Engineering as a Profession 2.9 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 3: Engineering Careers 3.
1 Introduction 3.2 Engineering Jobs 3.2.1 Availability of jobs 3.2.2 Introduction to engineering jobs 3.2.3 Engineers in industry 3.
2.4 Engineers in service 3.2.5 Engineers in government 3.2.6 Other engineering jobs 3.2.7 Engineering education as a route to other fields Focus On Non-Engineers: It''s Not Hedy, It''s Hedley 3.
3 Job Satisfaction in Engineering 3.3.1 What does "job satisfaction" mean to you? 3.3.2 Engineering salaries 3.4 Future of Engineering Employment 3.5 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 4: Engineering Disciplines 4.1 Introduction 4.
2 How Many Engineering Disciplines Exist? 4.3 Chemical Engineering 4.3.1 Technical areas 4.3.2 Applications 4.3.3 Curriculum 4.
4 Civil Engineering 4.3.1 Technical areas 4.3.2 Applications 4.3.3 Curriculum 4.5 Electrical Engineering 4.
5.1 Technical areas 4.5.2 Applications 4.5.3 Curriculum 4.6 Industrial Engineering 4.6.
1 Technical areas 4.6.2 Applications 4.6.3 Curriculum 4.7 Mechanical Engineering 4.7.1 Technical areas 4.
7.2 Applications 4.7.3 Curriculum 4.8 Major Engineering Subdisciplines 4.8.1 Introduction 4.8.
2 Materials engineering 4.8.3 Aeronautical, astronautical, and aerospace engineering 4.8.4 Environmental engineering 4.8.5 Agricultural engineering 4.8.
6 Biomedical engineering 4.9 How Do New Engineering Disciplines Evolve? 4.9.1 Introduction 4.9.2 Creation of new field by budding 4.9.3 Creation of new field by merging Focus On Emerging Disciplines: So You Want to Be a Nanoengineer? 4.
10 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Part II: Engineering Problem Solving Chapter 5: Introduction to Engineering Problem Solving and the Scientific Method 5.1 Introduction 5.1.1 Engineering problems 5.1.2 The art and science of engineering problem-solving 5.1.3 Engineering solution methods 5.
2 Approaches to Engineering Problem Solving 5.2.1 Introduction 5.2.2 Scientific method 5.2.3 Engineering analysis method 5.2.
4 Engineering design method 5.2.5 Need for innovation 5.3 Introduction to the Scientific Method 5.3.1 Introduction 5.3.2.
Scientific problem-solving process 5.4 Problem Definition 5.4.1 Introduction 5.4.2 Inclusive and exclusive definitions 5.4.3 Disadvantages of definitions that are not specific 5.
5 Formulate a Hypothesis 5.5.1 Introduction 5.5.2 Hypotheses as testable statements 5.6 Test the Hypothesis 5.6.1 Testing a hypothesis by experiment 5.
6.2 Testing a hypothesis by analysis 5.7 Drawing Conclusions from Hypothesis Testing 5.7.1 Rejecting a hypothesis 5.7.2 Conditionally accepting a hypothesis 5.8 Examples of the Use of the Scientific Method 5.
9 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 6: Engineering Analysis Method 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Introduction to the engineering analysis method 6.1.2 Solving analysis problems 6.2 Gathering Data 6.2.
1 Introduction 6.2.2 Data collection 6.3 Selecting the Analysis Method 6.3.1 Introduction 6.3.2 Selection of physical laws 6.
3.3 Translation into mathematical expressions 6.4 Estimate the Solution 6.4.1 Introduction 6.4.2 Example 6.5 Solving the Problem 6.
5.1 Solving mathematical expressions by isolating the unknown 6.5.2 "Golden Rule" of expression manipulation 6.5.3 Manipulating inequalities 6.5.4 Hints for manipulating equations 6.
6 Check the Results 6.6.1 Introduction 6.6.2 Use logic to avoid aphysical answers 6.6.3 Using logic to check expression manipulation 6.6.
4 Using estimation to check solutions 6.6.5 Using units to check solutions 6.7 Units 6.7.1 Introduction 6.7.2 Dimensional analysis Focus On Units: The Multimillion Dollar Units Mistake 6.
7.3 Units and functions 6.7.4 Units conversion 6.8 An Example of the Engineering Analysis Method 6.9 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 7: Engineering Design Method 7.1 Introduction 7.1.
1 Introduction to engineering design 7.1.2 Solving design problems 7.2 Generating Multiple Solutions 7.2.1 Introduction 7.2.2 Brainstorming 7.
2.3 Methods for generating new ideas 7.3 Analyzing Alternatives and Selecting a Solution 7.3.1 Analyzing alternatives 7.3.2 Selecting a solution 7.4 Implementing the Solution 7.
5 Evaluating the Solution 7.6 Design Example 7.7 Design Parameters 7.7.1 Introduction 7.7.2 Example 7.7.
3 Uses of design parameters 7.8 Innovations in Design 7.8.1 Introduction 7.8.2 Need for innovation 7.8.3 Design innovation by concurrent engineering 7.
8.4 Design innovation by reengineering 7.8.5 Design innovation by reverse engineering 7.8.6 How to innovate 7.8.7 Translating failure into success through innovation Focus On Design: What Comes Around, Goes Around 7.
9 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Part III: Engineering Problem-Solving Tools Chapter 8: Introduction to Engineering Problem-Solving Tools and Using Data 8.1 Introduction 8.1.1 Engineering problem-solving tools 8.1.2 Using data 8.2 Accuracy and Precision 8.2.
1 Introduction 8.2.2 Accuracy 8.2.3 Precision 8.3 Rounding and Significant Digits 8.3.1 Introduction 8.
3.2 Counting the number of significant digits 8.3.3 Exceptions to the rule: numbers with no decimal point and exact numbers 8.3.4 Reporting measurements 8.3.5 Rounding and calculations 8.
4 Measures of Central Tendency 8.4.1 Introduction 8.4.2 Arithmetic mean 8.4.3 Median 8.4.
4 Geometric mean 8.4.5 Harmonic mean 8.4.6 Quadratic mean 8.4.7 Mode 8.5 Measures of Variability 8.
5.1 Introduction 8.5.2 Variance 8.5.3 Standard deviation 8.5.4 Relative standard deviation 8.
5.5 Variability and data collection in engineering Focus On Variability: Paying to Reduce Uncertainty 8.6 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 9: Engineering Models 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Why Use Models? 9.3 Types of Models 9.3.1 Introduction 9.
3.2 Conceptual models 9.3.3 Physical models 9.3.4 Mathematical models 9.3.5 Other kinds of models Focus On Models: Mathematical or Physical Model? 9.
4 Using Models and Data to Answer Engineering Questions 9.4.1 Interplay of models and data 9.4.2 Potential errors 9.4.3 Model fits 9.4.
4 Using calibrated models 9.4.5 Determining model fit 9.4.6 Are engineering models real? 9.5 Summary Summary of Key Ideas Problems Chapter 10: Computing Tools in Engineering 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Computer Hardware 10.
2.1 Computer types 10.2.2 Microprocessors 10.2.3 Memory and mass storage 10.2.4 Input, output, and communication devices 10.
3 General Computer Software 10.3.1 Introduction 10.3.2 Operating systems 10.3.3 Communications software 10.3.
4 Spreadsheet software 10.4 Engineering and Science Specific Software 10.4.1 Introduction 10.4.2 Programming software 10.4.3 Trends in programming software 10.
4.4 Symbolic math software 10.4.5 Computer-aided design 10.4.6 Discipline-specific software 10.5 The I.