Thinking Like An Engineer: An Active Learning Approach

KEY BENEFIT: "Thinking Like an Engineer" is specifically designed to utilize an active learning environment for first year engineering courses. In-class activities include collaborative problem-solving, computer-based activities, and hands-on experiments, encouraging guided inquiry. Homework assignments and review sections reinforce and expand on the activities.
KEY TOPICS: Part 1: Engineering Essentials; Everyday Engineering; Ethics; Design and Teamwork; Engineering Communication. Part 2: Problem Paradigms; Estimation; SolveM; Graphing Guidelines; Interpolation; Statistics. Part 3: Ubiquitous Units: Fundamental Dimensions and Base Units; Universal Units; Dimensionless Numbers. Part 4: Scrupulous Spreadsheets: Excel Workbooks; Excel Graphs; Models and Systems; Mathematical Models. Part 5: Punctilious Programming: Algorithms, Programs, and Functions; Input/Output in MATLAB; Logic and Conditionals; Looping Structures.
MARKET: An ideal introduction to engineering.