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Foundation Science for Engineers - Softcover

Watson, K.L.

 
9780333554777: Foundation Science for Engineers
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0333554779 ISBN 13: 9780333554777
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 1993

Synopsis

The companion volume to "Foundation Mathematics for Engineers", this book provides the reader with the necessary grounding, principally in physics which will allow them to subsequently embark on an engineering degree course. It is written for the foundation year now common in many higher education institutions. Together, they offer a complete package for the 12-month course, providing all the theory, and reinforcing it with numerous worked examples, problems and illustrations of application.

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From the Publisher

Contents:
Preface

Part 1: FORCE, MATTER AND MOTION

Topic 1: Quantities

Topic 2: Forces and Matter

Topic 3: Equilibrium

Topic 4: Pressure and Upthrust

Topic 5: Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration

Topic 6: Force and Motion

Topic 7: Momentum and Impulse

Topic 8: Work, Energy and Power

Topic 9: Motion in a Circle

Topic 10: Rotation of Solids

Topic 11: Simple Harmonic Motion

Topic 12: Mechanical Waves

Topic 13: Electromagnetic Waves

PART 2: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER

Topic 14: Atomic Structure and the Elements

Topic 15: The Nucleus

Topic 16: Chemical Bonding

Topic 17: Heat and Temperature

Topic 18: Heat Transfer

Topic 19: Gases

Topic 20: Liquids

Topic 21: Solids

Topic 22: Structure of Solids

Topic 23: The Nature of Ceramics

Topic 24: The Nature of Metals

Topic 25: The Nature of Polymers

Further Questions

PART 3: ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Topic 26: Electric Charge

Topic 27: Electric Field

Topic 28: Capacitance

Topic 29: Electric Current

Topic 30: Resistance

Topic 31: Some Simple Circuits

Topic 32: Magnetic Fields

Topic 33: Electromagnetic Induction

Topic 34: Magnetic Behaviour of Materials

Topic 35: Alternating Current

Appendix Calculating Technique

Answers to Questions

Index

About the Author

Dr KEITH WATSON lectures at the University of Portsmouth and has taught engineering and diploma students for more than twenty-five years. He has taught on the engineering foundation course at Portsmouth since its inception in 1988.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
1993
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0333554779
ISBN 13 
9780333554777
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
319