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A practical introduction to the engineering science and mathematics required for engineering study and practice. Science and Mathematics for Engineering is an introductory textbook that assumes no prior background in engineering. This new edition covers the fundamental scientific knowledge that all trainee engineers must acquire in order to pass their examinations and has been brought fully in line with the compulsory science and mathematics units in the new engineering course specifications. A new chapter covers present and future ways of generating electricity, an important topic. John Bird focuses upon engineering examples, enabling students to develop a sound understanding of engineering systems in terms of the basic laws and principles. This book includes over 580 worked examples, 1300 further problems, 425 multiple choice questions (with answers), and contains sections covering the mathematics that students will require within their engineering studies, mechanical applications, electrical applications and engineering systems. This book is supported by a companion website of materials that can be found at www.routledge/cw/bird. This resource includes fully worked solutions of all the further problems for students to access, and the full solutions and marking schemes for the revision tests found within the book for instructor use. In addition, all 447 illustrations will be available for downloading by lecturers.

<P>Preface </P><P><STRONG>SECTION I APPLIED MATHEMATICS</STRONG></P><P>1. Basic arithmetic </P><P>2. Fractions, decimals and percentages </P><P>Revision Test 1: Arithmetic, fractions, decimals and percentages</P><P>3. Indices, units, prefixes and engineering notation</P><P>4. Calculations and evaluation of formulae </P><P>Revision Test 2: Indices, units, calculator and evaluation of formulae</P><P>5. Basic algebra </P><P>6. Solving simple equations </P><P>Revision Test 3: Algebra and simple equations</P><P>7. Transposing formulae </P><P>8. Solving simultaneous equations </P><P>Revision Test 4: Transposition of formulae and simultaneous equations</P><P>9. Straight line graphs </P><P>10. Introduction to trigonometry </P><P>Revision Test 5: Straight line graphs and trigonometry</P><P>11. Area of common shapes </P><P>12. The circle </P><P>13. Volumes of common solids </P><P>Revision Test 6: Areas and volumes</P><P><STRONG>SECTION II MECHANICAL APPLICATIONS</STRONG></P><P>14. SI units and density </P><P>15. Atomic structure of matter </P><P>16. Speed and velocity </P><P>17. Acceleration </P><P>18. Force, mass and acceleration </P><P>Revision Test 7: SI units, density, speed and velocity, force, mass and acceleration</P><P>19. Forces acting at a point </P><P>20. Work, energy and power </P><P>21. Simply supported beams </P><P>Revision Test 8: Forces acting at a point, work, energy and power and simply supported beams</P><P>22. Linear and angular motion </P><P>23. Friction </P><P>24. Simple machines </P><P>Revision Test 9: Linear and angular motion, friction and simple machines</P><P>25. The effects of forces on materials </P><P>26. Linear momentum and impulse </P><P>Revision Test 10: Forces on materials and linear momentum and impulse </P><P>27. Torque </P><P>28. Pressure in fluids </P><P>29. Heat energy and transfer </P><P>Revision Test 11: Torque, pressure in fluids, heat energy and transfer</P><P>30. Thermal expansion </P><P>31. Ideal gas laws </P><P>32. The measurement of temperature </P><P>Revision Test 12: Thermal expansion, ideal gas laws and temperature measurement</P><P><STRONG>SECTION III ELECTRICAL APPLICATIONS</STRONG></P><P>33. An introduction to electric circuits </P><P>34. Resistance variation</P><P>35. Batteries and alternative sources of energy </P><P>36. Series and parallel networks </P><P>Revision Test 13: Electric circuits, resistance variation, batteries and series and parallel networks</P><P>37. Kirchhoff's laws </P><P>38. Magnetism and electromagnetism </P><P>39. Electromagnetic induction </P><P>Revision Test 14: Kirchhoff's laws, magnetism, electromagnetism and electromagnetic induction</P><P>40. Alternating voltages and currents</P><P>41. Capacitors and inductors</P><P>42. Electrical measuring instruments and measurements</P><P>43. Ways of generating electricity -- the present and the future</P><P>Revision Test 15: Alternating voltages and currents, capacitors and inductors, measurements and electricity generation</P><P><STRONG>SECTION IV ENGINEERING SYSTEMS</STRONG></P><P>44. Introduction to engineering systems. </P><P>List of formulae for science and engineering. </P><P>Answers to Practice Exercises. </P><P>Glossary of terms. </P><P>Index</P>

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