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Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach / Edition 4
- ISBN-10:
- 0134640152
- ISBN-13:
- 9780134640150
- Pub. Date:
- 01/24/2017
- Publisher:
- Pearson Education
- ISBN-10:
- 0134640152
- ISBN-13:
- 9780134640150
- Pub. Date:
- 01/24/2017
- Publisher:
- Pearson Education
Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach / Edition 4
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Inspire self-guided inquiry with an active learning model
Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach, 4th Edition is designed to facilitate an active learning environment for first year engineering courses. The authors incorporate a model of learning that encourages self-guided inquiry and advances students beyond "plug-and-chug" and memorization of problem-solving methods. Checkpoints throughout each chapter provide worked out problem sets for students to solve using their own logic, before they are ready to tackle more difficult problems. An emphasis on reading and practice before class prepares students for in-class activities that reinforce the chapter's material. Students arrive prepared for class, allowing instructors to spend class time focusing on active learning through collaborative problem-solving, computer-based activities, and hands-on experiments that encourage guided inquiry. The 4th Edition provides new material and revisions based on input from instructors and students, as well as current software releases.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780134640150 |
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Publisher: | Pearson Education |
Publication date: | 01/24/2017 |
Edition description: | Student |
Pages: | 912 |
Product dimensions: | 7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
David R. Bowman has been teaching in the General Engineering Program at Clemson University since January, 2006. He earned his degrees from Clemson University, including a BS and MS in Computer Engineering and is currently pursuing a PhD. A member of ASEE, David has experience in the design and development of software tools for engineering education research and pedagogy. During his undergraduate and graduate work, David hosted All Screams Considered, an award winning radio show on WSBF-FM, whose name apes the popular NPR program All Things Considered. In addition to broadcasting, David enjoys performing music on acoustic, electric, and bass guitars.
William J. Park is currently an associate professor in the Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson University. Following a few years as a cattle farmer, he completed three degrees at Clemson University: a BS in Ornamental Horticulture with a particular emphasis on xerophytic plants, an MS in Electrical Engineering focusing on electronic music synthesis, and a PhD in Electrical Engineering conducting research in electronic countermeasures. Bill is currently faculty advisor for a student team renovating a very large 1970's vintage electronic organ, and is a moderately accomplished pianist.
Benjamin L. Sill is Alumni Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering, having retired in 2008 after 32 years at Clemson University. He earned a BS and MS from N.C. State University in Aerospace Engineering and a PhD from Virginia Tech in Aerospace and Ocean Engineering. Before he joined Clemson, Ben was employed by the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, MD, and by Duke Power Company, Charlotte, NC. At Clemson, he was a founder of Clemson's Wind Load Test Facility. Beginning in 1999 he served as the Director of Clemson's General Engineering Program. In 2007, he helped establish a new Engineering and Science Education Department at Clemson, and served as its chair until his retirement. He is the recipient of numerous teaching and research awards, including the prestigious Clemson Class of 1939 Award. Outside the university, he gives numerous presentations with topics ranging from humorous to educational -- including talks on ancient coins, old maps, wildflowers, houseplants, snakes, birds, and hurricanes. Ben has authored three bird books, has published technical articles on snakes, frogs, fish, volleyball, and bromeliads and has created and registered many new bromeliad hybrids.
Matthew W. Ohland is currently an associate professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. He earned a BS in Engineering and a BA in Religion from Swarthmore College, MS degrees in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Matt was an NSF postdoctoral fellow for science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education and joined the faculty of General Engineering at Clemson University in 2001. In 2006, he joined the faculty at Purdue University. He was the 2002-2006 National President of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society. He currently serves as the Chair of the Educational Research and Methods division and an ABET Program Evaluator for the American Society of Engineering Education, on the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Education Society, and as the Chair of the Steering Committee of the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technology.
Table of Contents
Part 1Engineering Essentials
Engineering is an . . . Itch!
Chapter 1
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
Chapter 2
Ethics
2.1 Ethical Decision Making
2.2 Plagiarism
2.3 Engineering Creed
2.4 Social Responsibility
In-Class Activities
Review Questions
Chapter 3
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
Chapter 4
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
Chapter 5
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
Chapter 6
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