Survey of Engineering - Table of Contents


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Table of Contents & Outline for "Survey of Engineering":

1. What is Engineering?: The Engineer and the Scientist; The Engineer and the Engineering Technologist; What do Engineers Do?
2. History of Engineering: The Beginnings of Engineering; Timeline of Engineering History; Profile of Historical Engineers
3. Expectations of an Engineer: Written and Oral Communication Skills; Sample Resume; Job Interview
4. Systems and Optimization: Input; Processes; Output; Feedback
5. Teamwork: Analytic Problem Solving; Creative Problem Solving
6. Problem Solving: Profiles of NASA Engineers; Profiles of Practicing Engineers; Profiles of Engineering Students
7. Design and Modeling: What is Engineering Design?; The Design Process; Ten Stages Design
8. Engineering Fundamentals and Resources: Physical Principles; Mechanisms and Simple Machines; More on Machines and Mechanisms; Gears; Momentum, Work, Energy, and Dynamics; Fluid Mechanics, Pneumatic and Hydraulic Systems; Thermodynamics



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