Thinking Like an Engineer, 5th edition By Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, William David Martin, Matthew W. Ohland (Test Bank )

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Table of Contents Part 1: Engineering Essentials Engineering is an . . . Itch! Everyday Engineering 1.1 Choosing a Career 1.2 Choosing Engineering as a Career 1.3 NAE Grand Challenges for Engi... neering 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 Ethics 2.1 Ethical Decision Making 2.2 Plagiarism 2.3 Engineering Creed 2.4 Social Responsibility In-Class Activities Review Questions 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 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 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 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 In-Class Activities Review Questions Part 2: Ubiquitous Units 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 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 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: Spectacular Spreadsheets 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 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 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 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 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 MATLAB Basics 15.1 Variable Basics 15.2 Numeric Types and Scalars 15.3 Vectors 15.4 Matrices 572 15.5 Character Arrays 15.6 String Arrays 15.7 Cell Arrays 15.8 Structure Arrays In-Class Activities Review Questions 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 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 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 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—OnlineAppendix B: Basic Workbooks—OnlineAppendix C: Basic Excel Graphs—OnlineAppendix D: Basic Excel Trendlines—OnlineTable of Contents Part 1: Engineering Essentials Engineering is an . . . Itch! 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 Ethics 2.1 Ethical Decision Making 2.2 Plagiarism 2.3 Engineering Creed 2.4 Social Responsibility In-Class Activities Review Questions 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 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 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 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 In-Class Activities Review Questions Part 2: Ubiquitous Units 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 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 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: Spectacular Spreadsheets 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 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 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 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 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 MATLAB Basics 15.1 Variable Basics 15.2 Numeric Types and Scalars 15.3 Vectors 15.4 Matrices 572 15.5 Character Arrays 15.6 String Arrays 15.7 Cell Arrays 15.8 Structure Arrays In-Class Activities Review Questions 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 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 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 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—OnlineAppendix B: Basic Workbooks—OnlineAppendix C: Basic Excel Graphs—OnlineAppendix D: Basic Excel Trendlines—Online [Show More]

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