Author Keith L. Richards believes that design engineers spend only a small fraction of time actually designing and drawing, and the remainder of their time finding relevant design information for a specific method or problem. He draws on his own experience as a mechanical engineering designer to offer assistance to other practicing and student engineers facing the same struggle. Design Engineer's Reference Guide: Mathematics, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics provides engineers with a roadmap for navigating through common situations or dilemmas.
This book starts off by introducing reference information on the coverage of differential and integral calculus, Laplace s transforms, determinants, and matrices. It provides a numerical analysis on numerical methods of integration, Newton Raphson s methods, the Jacobi iterative method, and the Gauss Seidel method. It also contains reference information, as well as examples and illustrations that reinforce the topics of most chapter subjects.
A companion to the Design Engineer's Handbook andDesign Engineer's Case Studies and Examples, this textbook covers a range of basic engineering concepts and common applications including:
Mathematics
Numerical analysis
Statics and kinematics
Mechanical vibrations
Control system modeling
Basic thermodynamics
Fluid mechanics and linkages
An entry-level text for students needing to understand the underlying principles before progressing to a more advanced level, Design Engineer's Reference Guide: Mathematics, Mechanics, and Thermodynamics is also a basic reference for mechanical, manufacturing, and design engineers.