Engineering Success

Description

Preface.

1. Studying Engineering: The Keys to Success.

2. Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Study.

3. The Role of the University.

4. Learning in the University Environment.

5. Key Strategies for Maximizing Performance in Engineering Courses.

6. How to be Successful in Examinations.

7. Procedures for Effective Problem-Solving.

8. Mathematics.

9. Developing Engineering Skills.

10. Looking to the Future: What’s After Graduation?

References.

 

 

• The book has been revised to provide the most up-to-date material.

– Features more Web references throughout the text.

– Covers the use of computers in studying engineering.

For Freshman or Introductory courses in Engineering.

 

Most engineering students arrive in college without the study and survival skills required to succeed at the university level. This text collects the very best techniques for succeeding in the study of engineering, presented in the context of actual undergraduate engineering courses. Students learn skills essential to building on previous knowledge, learning independently, and taking responsibility for their own learning. It introduces the engineering profession, discussing how universities prepare engineers for the real world and what to expect after graduation. The text not only encourages successful engineering students, it also enables instructors to be more effective engineering educators.

 

• Tried and true academic success strategies are introduced, discussed, and examined in detail. Students benefit from the secrets of the most successful engineering students, while instructors can concentrate on teaching, knowing students have the necessary tools for success.

 

• Homework problems at the end of each chapter reinforce the material in the preceding chapter. The problems range from those that stimulate students’ interest to technical problems from “real engineering courses.”

 

• Changes in learning and teaching styles in the university environment are explored, preparing students for the differences between high school and university and revealing what to expect in the study of engineering.