Fundamentals of Engineering Design (2e)

Hyman's comprehensive, clearly written and organized, and thorough treatment of engineering design fundamentals incorporates much of the material covered in contemporary "mini" design books, which are almost exclusively devoted to design methodology. Engineering Design, however, also includes topics such as engineering economics, project planning, professional and social context of design, and optimization. New concepts are often introduced by posing a design problem, thus emphasizing a more applied approach to the course.

• Increased emphasis throughout on professional, social, and environmental context of design.

  • Broadens students understanding of engineering's contribution to society.

• Updated Chapter 3—Now reflects the increasing role the Internet plays as a source of technical information.

  • Provides up-to-date web sources of tech info.

• Reorganized Chapter 2—Clarifies the steps in formulating design problems.

  • Demonstrates importance of problem formulation.

• Revised treatment of optimization (Chapter 10)—Includes added sections on optimization software and integer programming.

  • Familiarizes students with optimization tools.

• Revised art program—Includes dozens of additional line drawings and photographs.

  • Illustrates concepts discussed in the narrative.

• Over 70 new end-of-chapter exercises.

  • Gives students ample opportunity to practice concepts covered in the chapter.

• A Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/hyman—Includes PowerPoint slides with key discussion topics in outline form.

  • Provides an interactive learning environment with additional study materials.

• NEW - Increased emphasis throughout on professional, social, and environmental context of design.

  • Broadens students understanding of engineering's contribution to society.

• NEW - Updated Chapter 3—Now reflects the increasing role the Internet plays as a source of technical information.

  • Provides up-to-date web sources of tech info.

• NEW - Reorganized Chapter 2—Clarifies the steps in formulating design problems.

  • Demonstrates importance of problem formulation.

• NEW - Revised treatment of optimization (Chapter 10)—Includes added sections on optimization software and integer programming.

  • Familiarizes students with optimization tools.

• NEW - Revised art program—Includes dozens of additional line drawings and photographs.

  • Illustrates concepts discussed in the narrative.

• NEW - Over 70 new end-of-chapter exercises.

  • Gives students ample opportunity to practice concepts covered in the chapter.

• NEW - A Companion Website at www.prenhall.com/hyman—Includes PowerPoint slides with key discussion topics in outline form.

  • Provides an interactive learning environment with additional study materials.

• Extensive coverage of fundamental engineering design topics.

  • Avoids discipline-specific specialty topics.

• Informal writing style.

  • Engages students with the material.

• Chapters divided into sections, subsections, and appendices.

  • Gives instructors flexibility regarding which topics to include, in which order, and at what level of difficulty.

• Worked examples drawn from a diversity of disciplines—Introduce most topics.

  • Provides in-context applications of the text material.

• Geometric/graphical techniques—Frequently used.

  • Encourages students to use their visual skills to enhance learning.

• Approximately 270 exercises and dozens of projects included—Most of which apply the design fundamentals to specific engineering disciplines.

  • Provides students with opportunities to practice design skills.

• Engineering design fundamentals embedded in practical, real-world problems.

  • Helps students strengthen their synthesis skills and appreciate the practical value of much of their analysis-oriented coursework.

Barry Hyman is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Public Affairs at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he currently is Leader of the Design Faculty Group. In addition to his several decades of teaching and research on engineering design, Professor Hyman conducts research on the energy and environmental characteristics of manufacturing processes. He is Associate Editor of Energy—The International Journal, published by Elsevier Science.

Professor Hyman is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He received the ASME Ralph Coates Roe Medal in 2000 for his outstanding contribution toward a better public understanding and appreciation of the engineer's worth to contemporary society. He previously served ASME as Vice-President for Government Relations and Vice-President for the Northwest International Region. His other awards include the ASEE Centennial Medallion for significant and lasting contributions to engineering education and the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. In 1995 the Puget Sound Engineers Council named him Academic Engineer of the Year.