An Introduction to Engineering and Design, 2010(2nd) Edition

An Introduction to Engineering and Design, 2010(2nd) Edition
Authors: Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat

Engineering is about changing the world by creating new solutions to society’s problems. This text covers
introductions to bioengineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, computer and electronic engineering,
control systems engineering, electrical engineering, electrochemical engineering, materials engineering,
and mechanical engineering.
What is common to the branches of engineering is their use of fundamental ideas involving variables,
numbers, and units, and the creative use of energy, materials, motion, and information. Engineering is
hands-on and minds-on. The hands-on activity for this book is the Design Studio, in which good design
practices are used to construct a “device” to compete against similar devices built by other students. You will
learn how to keep a log book and how to protect your designs. You will use conceptual sketches to advance
your designs.
Finally, you will take your first steps to learn the need for professional ethics in your career; this is an
ongoing activity you will need regardless of your specialization or job level in whatever direction your career
takes you.
Obviously, in a beginning engineering text, we can discuss only a small segment of all the engineering
disciplines. Some of the major engineering disciplines are as follows:
Bioengineers deal with the engineering analysis of living systems.
Chemical engineers deal with complex systems and processes including, for example, the way atoms
and molecules link up and how those connections shape the properties of materials.
Civil engineers design and analyze large-scale structures such as buildings, bridges, water treatment
systems, and so forth.
Computer and electronic engineers design embedded computers and electronic systems that are
essential for the operation of modern technology.
Control system engineers design and analyze systems that sense changes in the environment and
provide responses to ensure that processes are kept within predetermined tolerances.
Electrochemical engineers, essentially a sub-branch of chemical engineering, mechanical engineering
and electrical engineering, work in fields that combine chemistry and electricity such as refining of
metals, batteries and fuel cells, sensors, etching, separations, and corrosion.
Electrical engineers design and analyze systems that apply electrical energy.
Manufacturing engineers design manufacturing processes to make products better, faster, and cheaper.
Materials engineers design and apply materials to enhance the performance of engineered systems.
Mechanical engineers work in one of the most diverse of the engineering disciplines, and design and
analyze many kinds of predominantly mechanical systems.

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