Engineering Your Future: An Australasian Guide, Third edition, is the ideal resource for undergraduate students beginning their engineering studies. Building on the success of the popular first and second editions, this new edition continues the strong and practical emphasis on skills that are essential for engineering problem solving and design. Numerous topical and locally focused examples of projects across the broad range of engineering disciplines help to demonstrate vividly the role and responsibilities of a professional engineer. Themes of sustainability, ethical practice and effective communication are a constant throughout the text.
This edition extensively covers the concepts of sustainability, design, engineering economics and professional responsibility. In addition, its many exercises and project activities will encourage students to put key engineering principles and skills into practice.
Table of Contents:
About the authors xvi Preface xxi
Engineering text applications at a glance xxiv
Acknowledgements xxxiv
Part 1 Introduction to engineering 1
1. What is engineering? 3
2. The engineering method 55
Part 2 Engineering in society 113
3. Sustainable engineering 115
4. Professional responsibility and ethics 171
Part 3 Professional skills 219
5. Self-management 221
6. Collaborating with others 281
Part 4 Communication 325
7. Understanding communication 327
8. Communication skills 379
Part 5 Applying the engineering method 429
9. Understanding the problem 431
10. Engineering design 485
11. Evaluating options 537
12. Engineering decision making 569
13. Managing engineering projects 605
14. Communicating information 653
Part 6 Planning your career 715
15. Your engineering future 717
Glossary 757
Index 764
