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Insight 1
Apply fundamental principles of motion, force, work, energy, and power to analyze mechanical systems. Calculate forces, moments, and friction in various engineering contexts, including equilibrium conditions and simple frameworks.
Insight 2
Explain the principles of heat transfer, fuel efficiency, and thermal expansion, including the properties of steam. Calculate electrical quantities related to cells, electrolysis, Joule's law, and analyze alternating and direct current circuits with transformers.
Insight 3
Describe the operation of hydraulic presses and calculate work done against pressure and head in hydraulic systems. Identify the fundamental constituents of matter, interpret the Periodic Table, and explain electron transfer and corrosion processes.
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Imprint Page
- Contents
- MODULE 1: Motion, powerand energy
- Unit 1.1: Velocity and acceleration
- Unit 1.2: Force, mass and acceleration
- Unit 1.3: Work done, energy and power
- Unit 1.4: Momentum
- Unit 1.5: Belt drives and angle of contact
- MODULE 2: Moments
- Unit 2.1: Conditions for equilibrium, levers and lamina
- Unit 2.2: Beams
- MODULE 3: Forces
- Unit 3.1: Conditions of equilibrium and the analytical resolution of problems on systems of co-planar forces
- Unit 3.2: Simple frameworks
- MODULE 4: Friction
- Unit 4.1: Static and kinetic friction
- MODULE 5: Heat
- Unit 5.1: Heat transfer
- Unit 5.2: Heat value of a fuel and efficiency
- Unit 5.3: Expansion
- Unit 5.4: Steam
- MODULE 6: Hydraulics
- Unit 6.1: Hydraulic presses
- Unit 6.2: Work done against a pressure and against a head
- MODULE 7: Electricity
- Unit 7.1: Cells
- Unit 7.2: Electrolysis, Joule’s law and power
- Unit 7.3: Alternating current, direct current and single-phase transformers
- MODULE 8: Chemistry
- Unit 8.1: Elements as the constituents of matter
- Unit 8.2: Periodic Table of the elements
- Unit 8.3: Structure of the atom
- Unit 8.4: Electron transfer
- Unit 8.5: Corrosion
- Answers
- Appendix: Important information
- Glossary
- Back Cover
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