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Chapter 1
What Is Engineering? .................2
Engineering Defi ned ..............................4
Problem Solving ............................................4
Types of Knowledge .....................................5
Types of Skills and Traits.............................7
Role of Engineers ..................................8
Engineering Disciplines ......................10
Materials Engineering ................................10
Electrical Engineering ................................ 11
Civil Engineering ........................................ 11
Mechanical Engineering ............................ 11
Bioengineering .............................................12
Computer Engineering ...............................12
Aerospace Engineering ..............................13
Manufacturing Engineering ......................13
Chemical Engineering ................................13
Other Engineering Disciplines .................14
History of Engineering ........................15
Early Civilizations .......................................15
Industrial Revolution .................................16
Twentieth Century Advances ....................17
Engineering in the Twenty-First
Century ......................................................18
Contents
Chapter 2
Engineering Design ..................20
Engineering Design .............................22
Engineering Design Process ..............23
Problem Defi nition .....................................24
Idea Generation ...........................................25
Solution Creation ........................................27
Test/Analysis ................................................28
Final Solution or Output ............................30
Design Improvement ..................................32
Engineering Notebooks ......................33
Chapter 3
Defi ning Problems and
Brainstorming ............................38
Defi ning the Problem ...........................40
Steps to Identifying Problems ..................41
Writing the Problem Statement ................43
Generating Criteria and Constraints .......45
Brainstorming ......................................47
Brainstorming Techniques ........................48
Initial Outcomes ...................................50
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