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An
informative resource for
students, general readers, and
even experienced engineers
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In this unique primer, an
experienced civil engineer and
college instructor presents the
physics and fundamentals underlying
the many fields of engineering. Far
from a dry, nuts-and-bolts
exposition, however, 101 Things
I Learned
in Engineering School probes
real-world examples to show how the
engineer's way of thinking can—and
sometimes cannot—inform our
understanding of how things work.
Questions from the simple to the
profound are illuminated throughout:
Why shouldn't soldiers march across
a bridge? Why do buildings want to
float and cars want to fly? What is
the difference between thinking
systemically and thinking
systematically? How can engineering
solutions sympathize with the
natural environment?
Presented
in the familiar, illustrated
format of the popular 101 THINGS I
LEARNED® series, 101 THINGS I
LEARNED® IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL
offers an informative resource for
students, general readers, and
even experienced engineers, who
will discover within many
provocative new insights into
familiar principles.
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