Engineering problem solving : a classical perspective /

" ... revisits the development of engineering as a problem-solving profession, beginning from its origins in the classic text: Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences, by Galileo Galilei, originally published in 1638 ... discussions of passages from the Galileo text emphasize the roles played by...

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Main Author: Shaw, Milton C. (Milton Clayton), 1915-2006 (Author)
Format: Software eBook
Language:English
Published: Norwich, N.Y. Noyes Pub./William Andrew Pub. c2001.
Series:Materials science and process technology series. Electronic materials and process technology.
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Table of Contents:
  • What engineers do
  • Rigid body mechanics
  • Dimensional analysis
  • Deformable body mechanics
  • Fluid mechanics
  • Aerodynamics: the boundary layer and flow separation
  • Similitude
  • Materials science
  • Engineering materials
  • Electrical engineering
  • Thermal engineering
  • Engineering design
  • Engineering economics
  • Engineering statistics
  • Computers in engineering.