Engineering Science

<p>Focusing primarily on core topics in mechanical and electrical science students enrolled on a wide range of higher education engineering courses at undergraduate level will find <i>Engineering Science</i> second edition an invaluable aid to their learning.</p><p>With updated and expanded content this new edition covers sections on the mechanics of materials dynamics thermodynamics electrostatics and electromagnetic principles and a.c./d.c. circuit theory. Entirely new sections are devoted to the study of gyroscopes and the effect of applied torques on their behaviour and the use of Laplace transformation as a tool for modelling complex networks of inductance capacitance and resistance. In addition a new overview of the decibel (dB) introduces a handy technique for expressing logarithmic ratios.</p><p>Knowledge-check and review questions along with activities are included throughout the book and the necessary background mathematics is integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering. The result is a clear and easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study and covers the essential scientific principles that students will meet at this level.</p><p>The book is supported with a companion website for students and lecturers at www.key2engineeringscience.com and it includes:</p><p>• Solutions to the Test Your Knowledge and Review Questions in the book</p><p>• Further guidance on Essential Mathematics with introductions to vectors vector operations the calculus and differential equations etc.</p><p>• An extra chapter on steam properties cycles and plant</p><p>• Downloadable SCILAB scripts that help simplify some of the advanced mathematical content</p><p>• Selected illustrations from the book</p>