Engineering Fundamentals: Design, Principles, and Careers, 2nd Edition
By: Ryan A. Brown, Joshua W. Brown, and Michael BerkeihiserCopyright: 2018
Subject: Technology / Engineering
Grade Level: 9-12
- Engineering Fundamentals: Design, Principles, and Careers provides a complete introduction to the field, starting with the design process and then reviewing, in-depth, ten of the top disciplines. For each discipline, career options, educational requirements, basic math and science principles, and real-world applications are presented. The content fully supports STEM initiatives and an activity-based curriculum.
- The text is appropriate for all levels of students as technical content is presented in an easy-to-understand manner.
- Students learn methods to identify problems, brainstorm, and develop solutions.
- New Environmental Engineering chapter includes material on the profession and the principles associated with the discipline.
- Products & Prices 6-12 Education
- Table of Contents
- 1. What Is Engineering?
2. Engineering as a Profession
3. Engineering Design
4. Defining Problems and Brainstorming
5. Researching Designs
6. Communicating Solutions
7. Modeling, Testing, and Final Outputs
8. Mechanical Engineering
9. Materials Engineering
10. Manufacturing Engineering
11. Electrical Engineering
12. Computer Engineering
13. Civil Engineering
14. Aerospace Engineering
15. Chemical Engineering
16. Bioengineering
17. Environmental Engineering - The Look Inside images are for preview purposes only. The format of the actual product may vary from the images shown.
- Correlations
- AlabamaFoundations of Engineering and Technology (PDF, 133.73 KB)MarylandMiddle School Technology & Engineering (PDF, 478.29 KB)Next Generation Science StandardsNext Generation Science Standards Correlation Chart (PDF, 361 KB)OklahomaPrinciples of Engineering – Grades 9‐12 (PDF, 147.04 KB)South CarolinaIndustrial Technology Education (Exploratory) 1, 2 (PDF, 93 KB)Standards for Technological LiteracyTennesseePrinciples of Engineering and Technology (PDF, 509 KB)TexasPrinciples of Applied Engineering (PDF, 627 KB)
- About the Author(s)
- is a professor in the School of Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University. He currently teaches courses for preservice teachers on topics such as instructional methods and assessment, as well as graduate courses that focus on teacher education and curriculum theory. He holds a joint appointment in the Department of Technology and teaches a course on teaching energy, power, and transportation. Previously, he taught a variety of courses at the secondary level, including design processes, transportation systems, and fundamentals of engineering. Dr. Brown coauthored Exploring Design, Technology & Engineering with Dr. R. Thomas Wright and Energy, Power, and Transportation with Dr. Len S. Litowitz.