Includes bibligraphical references and index.

Section I Introduction to Engineering1 The Engineer2 Engineering Ethics3 Problem Solving4 Understanding and Using Computers5 Introduction to Design6 Engineering CommunicationsSection II Mathematics7 Numbers8 Tables and Graphs9 StatisticsSection III Engineering Fundamentals10 Newton's Laws11 Introduction to Thermodynamics12 Introduction to Rate Processes13 SI System of Units14 Unit Conversions15 Introduction to Statics and Dynamics16 Introduction to ElectricitySection IV Engineering Accounting17 Accounting18 Accounting for Mass19 Accounting for Charge20 Accounting for Linear Momentum21 Accounting for Angular Momentum22 Accounting for Energy23 Accounting for Entropy24 Accounting for MoneyAppendix A Unit Conversion FactorsAppendix B NSPE Code of Ethics for EngineersAppendix C z TableAppendix D Summary of Some Engineering Milestones

This book gives freshman engineering students a solid foundation for all their future coursework. It provides an overview to the engineering profession and of the skills they will need to develop, as well as an introduction to fundamental engineering topics such as, thermodynamics, rate processes, and Newton's laws. An important aspect of the book's approach is the method of Engineering Accounting, which casts the basic conservation laws (e.g., of energy or mass) as simple accounting procedures. This is a unifying concept that facilitates problem-solving across all engineering disciplines.