Scientific Foundations of Engineering
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Scientific Foundations of Engineering

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

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

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Table of contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Kinematics and vectors
  8. 2 Newton's Laws, energy, and momentum
  9. 3 Rotational motion
  10. 4 Rotation matrices
  11. 5 Materials properties: elasticity
  12. 6 Harmonic oscillation
  13. 7 Waves
  14. 8 The quantum puzzle
  15. 9 Quantum mechanics
  16. 10 Quantum electrons in atoms, molecules, and materials
  17. 11 Quantum electrons in solids
  18. 12 Thermal physics: energy, heat, and thermodynamics
  19. 13 Quantum statistics
  20. 14 Maxwell's equations and electromagnetism
  21. 15 Electromagnetic waves
  22. 16 Electromagnetic materials
  23. 17 Fluids
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index