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Introduction to Engineering Analysis, 5th edition

Published by Pearson (January 4, 2021) © 2022

  • Kirk D. Hagen

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For first-year engineering courses.

Introduce a general problem-solving approach for the beginning engineering student

Introduction to Engineering Analysis is designed to teach first-year engineering students how to perform engineering analyses. It introduces a systematic problem-solving and analysis methodology that students can use in any engineering major they pursue. Author Kirk Hagen introduces a variety of fundamental engineering principles. He then applies his problem-solving method to those principles.

The 5th Edition has 40 percent revised or new end-of-chapter problems. This gives students more opportunities to practice and apply their problem-solving methodology.

Hallmark features of this title

  • Engineering analysis fundamentals, including analysis, design, and dimensions and units, are introduced in the first 2 chapters.
  • The problem-solving method is outlined in detail in Chapter 3.
  • Practice and application are emphasized throughout. Engineering problems are introduced in the context of a variety of engineering subjects so students can practice applying the methodology.
  • Chapters include topics traditionally introduced early in the engineering curriculum to prepare students for their coursework: engineering mechanics, electrical circuits, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics. The last 3 chapters cover fundamental principles of renewable energy, graphing and statistics.
  • Mathematics usage is level-appropriate for the first-year engineering student.

New and updated features of this title

  • UPDATED: Material on the mass standard is included in Chapter 2.
  • UPDATED: Renewable energy statistics are included in Chapter 8.
  • NEW/UPDATED: End-of-chapter problems help students understand, apply and practice the problem-solving methodology. About 40 percent of the end-of-chapter problems are revised or new.
  • NEW: Photographs of engineering systems help students visualize concepts.
  1. The Role of Analysis in Engineering
    • 1.1 Introduction
    • 1.2 Analysis and Engineering Design
    • 1.3 Analysis and Engineering Failure
  2. Dimensions and Units
    • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.2 Dimensions
    • 2.3 Units
    • 2.4 SI Units
    • 2.5 English Units
    • 2.6 Mass and Weight
    • 2.7 Unit Conversions
  3. Analysis Methodology
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Numerical Calculations
      • 3.2.1 Approximations
      • 3.2.2 Significant Figures
    • 3.3 General Analysis Procedure
    • 3.4 The Computer as an Analysis Tool
      • 3.4.1 Spreadsheets
      • 3.4.2 Equation Solvers and Mathematics Software
      • 3.4.3 Programming Languages
      • 3.4.4 Specialty Software
      • 3.4.5 Finite Element Software
  4. Mechanics
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Scalars and Vectors
      • 4.2.1 Vector Operations
      • 4.2.2 Vector Components
      • 4.2.3 Unit Vectors
    • 4.3 Forces
    • 4.4 Free-Body Diagrams
    • 4.5 Equilibrium
    • 4.6 Stress and Strain
      • 4.6.1 Stress
      • 4.6.2 Strain
      • 4.6.3 Hooke's Law
      • 4.6.4 Stress — Strain Diagram
    • 4.7 Design Stress
  5. Electrical Circuits
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Electric Charge and Current
    • 5.3 Voltage
    • 5.4 Resistance
    • 5.5 Ohm'S Law
    • 5.6 Simple DC Circuits
    • 5.7 Kirchhoff's Laws
      • 5.7.1 Kirchhoff's Current Law
      • 5.7.2 Kirchhoff's Voltage Law
  6. Thermodynamics
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Pressure and Temperature
      • 6.2.1 Pressure
      • 6.2.2 Temperature
    • 6.3 Forms of Energy
      • 6.3.1 Potential Energy
      • 6.3.2 Kinetic Energy
      • 6.3.3 Internal Energy
      • 6.3.4 Total Energy
    • 6.4 Work and Heat
      • 6.4.1 Mechanical Work
      • 6.4.2 Heat
    • 6.5 The First Law of Thermodynamics
    • 6.6 Heat Engines
    • 6.7 The Second Law of Thermodynamics
  7. Fluid Mechanics
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 Fluid Properties
      • 7.2.1 Density, Specific Weight, and Specific Gravity
      • 7.2.2 Bulk Modulus
      • 7.2.3 Viscosity
    • 7.3 Fluid Statics
      • 7.3.1 Pressure — Elevation Relationship
      • 7.3.2 Forces on Submerged Surfaces
    • 7.4 Flow Rates 7.5 Conservation of Mass
  8. Renewable Energy
    • 8.1 Introduction
      • 8.1.1 Environmental Considerations
    • 8.2 Solar
      • 8.2.1 Solar Energy Systems
      • 8.2.2 Photovoltaic Systems
    • 8.3 Wind
      • 8.3.1 Basic Energy Analysis of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine
    • 8.4 Hydro
      • 8.4.1 Basic Energy Analysis of a Hydropower Plant
    • 8.5 Geothermal
      • 8.5.1 Basic Energy Analysis of a Binary Plant
    • 8.6 Marine
      • 8.6.1 Tidal
      • 8.6.2 Ocean 8.7 Biomass
  9. Data Analysis: Graphing
    • 9.1 Introduction
    • 9.2 Collecting and Recording Data
      • 9.2.1 Data Identification and Association
      • 9.2.2 Accuracy, Precision, and Error
      • 9.2.3 Recording Data
    • 9.3 General Graphing Procedure
      • 9.3.1 Dependent and Independent Variables
      • 9.3.2 Variable Ranges
      • 9.3.3 Graph Paper
      • 9.3.4 Location of Axes
      • 9.3.5 Graduation and Calibration of Axes
      • 9.3.6 Axis Labels
      • 9.3.7 Data Point Plotting
      • 9.3.8 Curves
      • 9.3.9 Legends and Titles
      • 9.3.10 Graphing with Computer Software
    • 9.4 Curve Fitting
      • 9.4.1 Common Mathematical Functions
      • 9.4.2 Method of Selected Points
      • 9.4.3 Least Squares Linear Regression
    • 9.5 Interpolation and Extrapolation
  10. Data Analysis: Statistics
    • 10.1 Introduction
    • 10.2 Data Classification and Frequency Distribution
    • 10.3 Measures of Central Tendency
      • 10.3.1 Mean
      • 10.3.2 Median
      • 10.3.3 Mode
    • 10.4 Measures of Variation
    • 10.5 Normal Distribution

APPENDICES

  • A. Mathematical Formulas
  • B. Unit Conversions
  • C. Physical Properties of Materials
  • D. Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve from 0 to z
  • E. Greek Alphabet
  • F. Answers to Selected Problems Glossary Index

About our author

Kirk D. Hagen is a professor of mechanical engineering at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, where he has taught since 1993. He did his undergraduate work in physics and earned his PhD in mechanical engineering at the University of Utah. His areas of specialization are thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heat transfer. He is the author of Introduction to Renewable Energy for Engineers, Heat Transfer with Applications, Heat Transfer Solutions: Worked Problems to Supplement a First Course in Engineering Heat Transfer and Introduction to Engineering Analysis.

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