The heritage of engineering -- Engineering majors -- A statistical profile of the engineering profession -- Global and international engineering -- Future challenges -- Succeeding in the classroom -- Problem solving -- Graphics and orthographic projection -- Computer tools for engineers -- Teamwork -- Project management -- Engineering design -- Technical communications -- Ethics and engineering -- Units and conversions -- Mathematics review -- Engineering fundamentals -- The campus experience -- Engineering work experience -- Connections: liberal arts and engineering -- Appendix A : nine excel skills every engineering student should know -- Appendix B : impress them: how to make presentations effective -- Appendix C : an introduction to MATLAB.
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"Engineering Your Future: A Comprehensive Introduction to Engineering, Ninth Edition, is an authoritative guide to the academic expectations and professional opportunities in engineering, a field that is both academically rigorous and creatively demanding. Today's engineering students are faced with endless career opportunities. Engineering Your Future clarifies those options and directs students down the path to a rewarding career in the engineering field. Featuring exceptionally broad coverage, it offers instructors unparalleled flexibility for any introductory course."--Publisher's description