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Table of Contents:
Part 1 Engineering Essentials   Engineering is an . . . Itch! Chapter 1 Everyday Engineering   1.1 Choosing a Career   1.2 Choosing Engineering as a Career   1.3 NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering   1.4 Choosing a Specific Engineering Field   1.5 Engineering Technology–A Related Field 1.6 Gathering Information   1.7 Pursuing Student Opportunities   Review Questions     Chapter 2 Ethics   2.1 Ethical Decision Making   2.2 Plagiarism   2.3 Engineering Creed   2.4 Social Responsibility   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 3 Design, Teamwork, and Project Management   3.1 Design Processes   3.2 Defining the Problem or Need   3.3 Criteria: Defining What Is Important   3.4 Generating Ideas   3.5 Comparing Designs and Making Decisions 3.6 Prototyping and Testing   3.7 Sustainability–A Special Design Criterion   3.8 Working in Teams   3.9 Experimental Design: PERIOD Analysis   3.10 Project Timeline   3.11 Modern Project Management   In-Class Activities   Review Questions   Mini Design Projects     Chapter 4 Engineering Communication   4.1 Basic Presentation Skills   4.2 Sample Presentations   4.3 Basic Technical Writing Skills   4.4 Common Technical Communication Formats   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 5 Estimation   5.1 General Hints for Estimation   5.2 Estimation by Analogy   5.3 Estimation by Aggregation   5.4 Estimation by Upper and Lower Bounds   5.5 Estimation Using Modeling   5.6 Significant Figures   5.7 Reasonableness   5.8 Notation   In-Class Activities   Review Questions   Chapter 6 Solving Problems        6.1 Problem Types   6.2 SOLVEM–One Approach to Solving Problems   6.3 Representing Final Results   6.4 Avoiding Common Mistakes   6.5 Examples of SOLVEM   Review Questions   Part 2 Ubiquitous Units   Chapter 7 Fundamental Dimensions and Base Units     7.1 The Metric System   7.2 Other Unit Systems   7.3 Conversion Procedure for Units   7.4 Conversions Involving Multiple Steps   7.5 Conversions Involving “New” Units   7.6 Derived Dimensions and Units   7.7 Equation Laws   7.8 Conversion Involving Equations   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 8 Universal Units           8.1 Force   8.2 Weight   8.3 Density   8.4 Amount   8.5 Temperature   8.6 Pressure   8.7 Gas Pressure   8.8 Energy   8.9 Power   8.10 Efficiency   8.11 Electrical Concepts   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 9 Dimensionless Numbers   9.1 Constants with Units   9.2 Common Dimensionless Numbers 9.3 Dimensional Analysis   9.4 Rayleigh’s Method   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Part 3 Scrupulous Worksheets   Chapter 10 Excel Workbooks   10.1 Cell References   10.2 Functions in Excel   10.3 Logic and Conditionals   10.4 Lookup and Data Validation   10.5 Conditional Formatting   10.6 Sorting and Filters   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 11 Graphical Solutions   11.1 Graphing Terminology   11.2 Proper Plots   11.3 Available Graph Types in Excel   11.4 Graph Interpretation   11.5 Meaning of Line Shapes   11.6 Graphical Solutions   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 12 Models and Systems   12.1 Proper Plot Rules for Trendlines   12.2 Linear Functions   12.3 Linear Relationships   12.4 Combinations of Linear Relationships   12.5 Power Functions 12.6 Exponential Functions   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 13 Mathematical Models   13.1 Selecting a Trendline Type   13.2 Interpreting Logarithmic Graphs   13.3 Proper Plot Rules for Log Plots 13.4 Converting Scales to Log in Excel   13.5 Dealing with Limitations of Excel   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 14 Statistics   14.1 Histograms   14.2 Statistical Behavior   14.3 Distributions   14.4 Cumulative Distribution Functions   14.5 Statistical Process Control (SPC)   14.6 Statistics in Excel   14.7 Statistics in MATLAB   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Part 4 Programming Prowess   Chapter 15 MATLAB Basics   15.1 Variable Basics   15.2 Numeric Types and Scalars   15.3 Vectors   15.4 Matrices   15.5 Character Strings   15.6 Cell Arrays   15.7 Structure Arrays   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 16 Algorithms, Programs, and Functions   16.1 Algorithms   16.2 Programs   16.3 Functions   16.4 Deriving Mathematical Models   16.5 Debugging MATLAB Code   In-Class Activities   Review Questions   Chapter 17 Input/Output in MATLAB   17.1 Input   17.2 Output   17.3 Plotting   17.4 Trendlines   17.5 Microsoft Excel I/O   In-Class Activities   Review Questions     Chapter 18 Logic and Conditionals   18.1 Algorithms Revisited–Representing Decisions   18.2 Relational and Logical Operators    18.3 Logical Variables   18.4 Conditional Statements in MATLAB   18.5 Application: Classification Diagrams   18.6 switch Statements   18.7 Errors and Warnings   In-Class Activities   Review Questions   Chapter 19 Looping Structures   19.1 Algorithms Revisited–Loops 19.2 while Loops   19.3 for Loops     In-Class Activities   Review Questions   Comprehension Check Answers   Index   Equation Tables   MATLAB Graphing Properties   Appendix A: Basic Engineering Math–Online Appendix B: Basic Workbooks–Online Appendix C: Basic Excel Graphs–Online Appendix D: Basic Excel Trendlines–Online