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Scientific Foundations of Engineering
About this book
Providing an overview of the foundations of engineering from a fundamental scientific and physical perspective, this book reinforces the basic scientific and mathematical principles which underpin a range of engineering disciplines and applications. It covers the basics of physics, including quantum physics, as well as some key topics in chemistry, making it a valuable resource for both students and professionals looking to gain a more coherent and interdisciplinary understanding of engineering systems. Throughout, the focus is on common features of physical systems (such as mechanical and electronic resonance), showing how the same underlying principles apply to different disciplines. Problems are provided at the end of each chapter including conceptual questions and examples to demonstrate the practical application of fundamental scientific principles. These include real-world examples, which are solvable using computational packages such as MATLAB.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- 1 Kinematics and vectors
- 2 Newton's Laws, energy, and momentum
- 3 Rotational motion
- 4 Rotation matrices
- 5 Materials properties: elasticity
- 6 Harmonic oscillation
- 7 Waves
- 8 The quantum puzzle
- 9 Quantum mechanics
- 10 Quantum electrons in atoms, molecules, and materials
- 11 Quantum electrons in solids
- 12 Thermal physics: energy, heat, and thermodynamics
- 13 Quantum statistics
- 14 Maxwell's equations and electromagnetism
- 15 Electromagnetic waves
- 16 Electromagnetic materials
- 17 Fluids
- Bibliography
- Index