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 | | Engineering Fundamentals and Problem Solving by Arvid R. Eide, Roland Jenison, Lane Mashaw, Larry L. Northup, Larry Northrup ISBN-10: 9780072430271 ISBN-10: 0-07-243027-3 ISBN-13: 9780072430271 ISBN-13: 978-0-07-243027-1 Hardcover 2001-08-08 McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description The Eide text has been a best seller in the introductory/freshman engineering market since it came out in 1979. It has always been known for its reliable and principles-based focus. In this edition, careful updating of the homework problems along with an earlier treatment of design will make this a favorite again. Even in a course area that increasingly requires a variety of module books as well as broad unifying texts, this title is always considered for the first engineering course. For those instructors who do want Eide's fundamentals approach but desire a shorter text to complement other application specific texts, McGraw-Hill offers the BEST version of this text as well. Please see Eide's Introduction to Engineering Design and Problem Solving, 2nd edition, from the BEST series. | ||
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best best i ordered it and got it in a very good condition and in time. customer service is awesome. my blessings. keep up the good work. | ||
Not worth your time or your money ... ...Unfortunately, if you are an engineering student and forced to buy this as a textbook (the only reason to ever own it) this tome shall unjustly deprive you of both. The first eight chapters of the book wax philosophical on the various aspects of engineering. If you're in some kind of freshman engineering survey class, any engineering professor could lecture you on these general points and provide the same insight and then some. The second half of the book wanders all over the place - statistics, mechanics, electrical theory, etc. - information that will mean little until you have completed your freshman and sophomore engineering and physics classes, and then it will mean even less because everything is explained so generally and in such a shallow fashion. All I can say is that instructors who assign this paperweight as a textbook have forgotten how budget-conscious students need to be. The following is the table of contents for the fifth edition, published in 2007: 1 The Engineering Profession 2 Engineering Design - A Process 3 Engineering Solutions 4 Representation of Technical Information 5 Engineering Estimations and Approximations 6 Dimensions, Units, and Conversions 7 Preparation for Computer Solutions 8 Statistics 9 Mechanics 10 Material Balance 11 Electrical Theory 12 Energy 13 Engineering Economics Appendix A Selected Topics from Algebra Appendix B Trigonometry Appendix C Graphics Appendix D General Appendix E Plane Surfaces | ||
quality text One of the better text books I received recently. Text books always seem way over priced, so I'll ignore the cost factor and just focus on material. The book presented a wide range of ideas and concepts in a clear format that was easy to understand. Considering the amount of material it covered I think they did a good job of addressing the essentials without getting bogged down in endless examples and details. | ||
First-year books? This is a very good example of a bad one. There is absolutely no reason to buy this book unless required. Homework is covered hardly at all, and the 'reviews' are meaningless. | ||
This book is not worth the money. If you want to get ripped off, by this book. Homework is not even covered within the chapter it is from. I know from experience. However if you don't use homework for it then it is ok. | ||