Engineering Fundamentals an Introduction to Engineering,
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Part I: ENGINEERING.
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1. INTRODUCTION TO THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION. Engineering Work Is All Around You. E
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ngineering as a Profession. Common Traits of Good Engineers. Engineering Disciplines.
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2. PREPARING FOR AN ENGINEERING CAREER. Making the Transition from High School to Coll
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ege. Budgeting Your Time. Study Habits and Strategies. Getting Involved with an Engineering Orga
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nization. Your Graduation Plan.
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3. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN. Engineering Design Process. Additional Design C
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onsiderations. Teamwork. Project Scheduling and Task Chart. Engineering Standards and Codes.
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Water and Air Standards in the United States.
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4. ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION. Communication Skills and Presentation of Engineering Wor
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k. Basic Steps Involved in the Solution of Engineering Problems. Written Communication. Oral C
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ommunication. Graphical Communication. W W
5. ENGINEERING ETHICS. Engineering Ethics. The Code of Ethics of the National Society of Prof
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essional Engineers. Engineer's Creed. Academic Dishonesty, Conflict of Interest, Professional Re
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sponsibility. Part II: ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS.
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6. FUNDAMENTAL DIMENSIONS AND UNITS. Fundamental Dimensions and Units. Systems of U
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nits. Unit Conversion and Dimensional Homogeneity. Significant Digits (Figures). Components an
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d Systems. Physical Laws and Observations.
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7. LENGTH AND LENGTH-
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RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Length as a Fundamental Dimension. Ratio of Two Leng
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ths�Radians and Strain. Area. Volume. Second Moment of Area.
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8. TIME AND TIME-
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RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Time as a Fundamental Dimension. Measurement of Ti
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me. Periods and Frequencies. Flow of Traffic. Engineering Variables Involving Length and Time.
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,9. MASS AND MASS-
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RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Mass as a Fundamental Dimension. Density, Specific
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Weight, Specific Gravity, and Specific Volume. Mass Flow Rate. Mass Moment of Inertia. Momen
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tum. Conservation of Mass.
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10. FORCE AND FORCE-
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RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Force. Newton's Laws in Mechanics. Moment, Torqueï¿
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½Force Acting at a Distance. Work�Force Acting Over a Distance. Pressure and Stress�For
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ce Acting Over an Area. Linear Impulse�Force Acting Over Time.
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11. TEMPERATURE AND TEMPERATURE-
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RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Temperature as a Fundamental Dimension. Temperatur
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e Difference and Heat Transfer. Thermal Comfort. Heating Values of Fuels. Degree-
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Days and Energy Estimation. Additional Temperature-Related Material Properties.
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12. ELECTRIC CURRENT AND RELATED VARIABLES IN ENGINEERING. Electric Current, Voltage,
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Wand Electric Power. Electrical Circuits and Components. Electric Power Sources. Electric Motor
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s. Lighting Systems.
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13. ENERGY AND POWER. Work, Mechanical Energy, and Thermal Energy. Conservation of Ener
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gy. Power. Efficiency. Energy Sources, Generation, and Consumption. Part III: COMPUTATIONAL
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14. COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING TOOLS: ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS. Microsoft Excel Ba
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sics. Excel Functions. Plotting with Excel. Matrix Computation with Excel. An Introduction to Exc
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el�s Visual Basic for Applications.
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15. COMPUTATIONAL ENGINEERING TOOLS: MATLAB. MATLAB Basics. MATLAB Functions, Loo
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p Control, and Conditional Statements. Plotting with MATLAB. Matrix Computations with MATLA
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B. Symbolic Mathematics with MATLAB. Part IV: ENGINEERING GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION.
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16. ENGINEERING DRAWINGS AND SYMBOLS. Mechanical Drawings. Civil, Electrical, and Elect
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ronic Drawings. Solid Modelling. Engineering Symbols. Part V: ENGINEERING MATERIAL SELECTI
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17. ENGINEERING MATERIALS. Material Selection and Origin. The Properties of Materials. Metal
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s. Concrete. Wood, Plastics, Silicon, Glass, and Composites. Fluid Materials: Air and Water. Part
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WVI: MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS.
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18. MATHEMATICS IN ENGINEERING. Mathematical Symbols and Greek Alphabet. Linear Model
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s. Nonlinear Models. Exponential and Logarithmic Models. Matrix Algebra. Calculus.
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, 19. PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS IN ENGINEERING. Probability�Basic Ideas. Statistics�Ba
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sic Ideas. Frequency Distributions. Measures of Central Tendency and Variation�Mean, Median
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, and Standard Deviation. Normal Distribution.
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20. ENGINEERING ECONOMICS. Cash Flow Diagrams. Simple and Compound Interest. Future
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Worth of a Present Amount and Present Worth of a Future Amount. Effective Interest Rate. Pres
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ent and Future Worth of Series Payment. Interest-
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Time Factors. Choosing the Best Alternatives�Decision Making. Excel Financial Functions.
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