Focusing on the impact of engineering on society & the world Mc Carthy details the development of the discipline explains what makes an engineering mind & shows how every aspect of our lives has been engineered: from gadgets to our national infrastructure. Long considered tinkerers problem solvers & visionaries engineers hold the keys to our real & virtual future. ...

Engineering A Level" covers each of the compulsory AS & A2 units from Edexcel in a dedicated chapter. Full coverage is given to the three units required at AS Level & the 3 additional A2 units required for completion of the A Level award. Students following the GCE courses will find this book essential reading as it covers all the material they will be following through the duration of their study. Knowledge-check questions & activities are included throughout along with learning summaries innovative Another View features & applied maths integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering study. All examples relate directly (and exclusively) to engineering practice to emphasise application of theory in real-world engineering contexts. The result is a clear straightforward & easily accessible text. The book offers a valuable insight into various areas of engineering technology & related industries providing a potential springboard to further training eventual progression to qualifications within higher education or to suitable employment within the engineering sector. It features a companion website that offers a variety of student resources providing practical assignments to supplement the material in the textbook including using CAD/CAM computer modelling (using spreadsheets) & Visio templates shapes & symbols available for download. Mike Tooley is formerly Director of Learning at Brooklands College Surrey & is the author of many best-selling engineering & electronics books. This title provides chapter by chapter coverage of the compulsory AS & A2 units of the 2005 Edexcel GCE syllabus. Case studies activities review questions included throughout
- maximises accessibility of the text puts essential theory into practical engineering contexts. This work is supported by free online available for purchase."
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Engineering Fundamentals" is designed to meet the latest course requirements & brings together the essential material from Roger Timings previous engineering texts: " Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering" " Fundamentals of Engineering" " Basic Engineering Technology & General Engineering". A highly readable text is supported by numerous illustrations learning objectives & exercises at the end of each chapter making " Engineering Fundamentals" a complete student-focused course that is ideal for classroom workshop & independent study. It is a comprehensive general engineering text for vocational students apprentices & trainees. It provides knowledge & understanding required for competence-based courses. It builds on the success of Roger Timings classic engineering texts." ...

Engineering Mathematics" is by far the bestselling book of its kind with well over half a million copies sold. Widely recommended by lecturers it is also a huge word-of-mouth seller. Its unique programmed approach takes the student through the mathematics in an interactive step-by-step fashion with a wealth of worked examples & exercises. It is the most comprehensive course of its type. This carefully revised sixth edition has an even more user-friendly page design. The accompanying Personal Tutor CD-ROM has been revised & enhanced. New for this edition are a series of applications questions freely accessible on a companion website." ...

Colour layout helps navigation & highlights key learning points formulae & exercises Fully up-to-date with Levels 2 & 3 of the BTEC Engineering Specifications Containing 1000 worked problems 1750 further problems & 238 multiple-choice questions & answers Real-world situations & engineering examples put the theory into context John Bird's approach to mathematics based on numerous worked examples supported by problems is ideal for students of a wide range of abilities. Theory is kept to a minimum with the emphasis firmly placed on problem-solving skills making this a thoroughly practical introduction to the mathematics engineering that students need to master. This book presents a logical topic progression rather than following the structure of a particular syllabus & is suitable for all Level 3 vocational students early Foundation Degree students & for any introductory course involving engineering mathematics. However the coverage has been carefully matched to the mathematics units within the 2010 Level 2 & 3 BTEC National Specifications. In this sixth edition there is new material on logarithms exponential functions vectors & methods of alternating waveforms. The book now

Includes:: even more problems to work through. ideal to be used as tests or homework full solutions to the revision tests are supplied on the accompanying instructor's website.

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This text teaches maths in a step-by-step fashion
- ideal for students on first-year engineering & pre-degree courses.
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Engineering Science" is a comprehensive textbook suitable for all vocational & pre-degree courses. Taking a generic approach the essential scientific principles engineering students need for their studies are presented topic by topic. Unlike the majority of texts available on this subject Bill Bolton goes beyond the core science to include the mechanical electrical & electronic principles needed in the majority of courses. A concise & accessible text is supported by numerous worked examples & problems with a complete Answer Section at the back of the book. Now in its fifth edition the text has been fully updated in line with the current BTEC National syllabus &

Includes:: a grid mapping the chapters to the BTEC units. The breadth of coverage means this fifth edition will also prove an essential reference for students embarking on HNC & Foundation Degrees who require a general introduction to this subject area. New for this edition is online lecturer support available & featuring: key points definitions & equations from the book for use as handouts; Multiple Choice Questions; answers to the Multiple Choice Questions; & Power Point slides featuring essential illustrations per topic area for use in lectures or as handouts. To access the Tutor Support Material you must be registered then log in via the tab at the top right of this page. Generic topic-based approach
- ensures suitability for all vocational & pre-degree level students. Coverage of all the mechanical electrical & electronic principles within one volume provides a comprehensive exploration of scientific principles within engineering. It is fully up to date with the latest Level 3 syllabus requirements."


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Engineering Science: For Foundation Degree & Higher National covers the engineering principles & applications that students need to know at this level focusing upon core science & maths topics. This textbook helps students to get to grips with the complicated scientific principles involved in engineering. Subjects covered in this book include engineering mathematics electrical & electronic principles control engineering engineering materials mechanics & thermodynamics making it ideal for engineering students at foundation degree & Higher National level. Students following the Foundation Degree & Higher National courses will find this book essential reading as it covers the core material that they will be following in the duration of their courses. Knowledge-check questions summary sections & activities are included throughout the book & applied mathematics is integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering studies. The result is a clear straightforward & easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study & covers the most complex of the scientific principles that students are likely to come across at this level. ...

This is an epic visual guide to the great engineers who have built our world. Full of great tales of achievement & ingenuity Engineers" celebrates 80 of the greatest engineers that ever lived & the stamp they have left on the world. Learn all about how their projects have changed the course of history & added to human progress from the men who built the Great Pyramid in Egypt to the Industrial Revolution & the impressive structures of Isambard Kingdom Brunel & on to the pioneers of space travel & the computer scientists of today. From initial concepts to prototypes & finished designs " Engineers" is full to bursting with technical drawings specially commissioned artworks blueprints & virtual tours that help bring the structures inventions & technological breakthroughs to life. " Engineers" is for anyone who is intrigued by the power of the pioneering mind." ...

From Paul Kennedy author of The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers" one of the most acclaimed history books of recent decades " Engineers of Victory" is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War. In January 1943 Churchill & Roosevelt & the Combined Chiefs of Staff met in Casablanca to review the western Allies' war aims & strategy. They realised that to attain their ultimate aim of 'unconditional surrender' they would have to achieve some formidable objectives
- win control of the Atlantic sea-lanes & command of the air over the whole of West-Central Europe work out how to land on an enemy-held shore so that Continental Europe could be retaken how to blunt the Nazi blitzkrieg that a successful invasion would undoubtedly provoke & finally how to 'hop' across the islands of the Pacific to assault the Japanese mainl&. Eighteen months later on as Paul Kennedy writes 'these operational aims were either accomplished or close to being so.' The history of the Second World War is often told as a grand narrative. The focus of this book by contrast is on the problem-solvers
- Major-General Perry Hobart who invented the 'funny tanks' which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Harker 'the man who put the Merlin in the Mustang'; Captain ' Johnny' Walker the convoy captain who worked out how to sink U-boats with a 'creeping barrage'. The result is a fresh perspective on the greatest conflict in human history. Paul Kennedy is one of the world's best-selling & most influential historians. He is the author or editor of nineteen books including " The Rise & Fall of the Great Powers" which has been translated into over twenty languages " Preparing for the Twenty-First Century" " The Parliament of Man" & the now classic " Rise & Fall of British Naval Mastery"."

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