Engineering Success - Softcover

Schiavone, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136130534 ISBN 13: 9780136130536

Publisher: Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

This book gives readers an overview of engineering as a profession.  Collects the very best techniques for succeeding in engineering. Explores skills essential to building on previous knowledge and learning independently. Introduces the engineering profession, discussing what to expect as a real-world engineer.  MARKET: For individuals interested in learning more about the engineering profession.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

ESource—Prentice Hall's Engineering Source—provides a complete, flexible introductory engineering and computing program. Featuring over 15 modules and growing, ESource allows users to fully customize their series through the ESource website. Users are not only able to pick and choose modules, but also sections of modules, and re-paginate and re-index the complete project. For any Engineer or Computer Scientist interested in a complete, customized reference.

About the Author:

"Peter Schiavone" is a professor and student advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, U.K. in 1988. He has authored several books in the area of student academic success as well as numerous papers in international scientific research journals. Dr. Schiavone has worked in private industry in several different areas of engineering including aerospace and systems engineering. He founded the first Mathematics Resource Center at the University of Alberta, a unit designed specifically to teach new students the necessary "survival skills" in mathematics and the physical sciences required far success in first-year engineering. This led to the Students' Union Gold Key Award for outstanding contributions to the university. Dr. Schiavone lectures regularly to freshman engineering students and to new engineering professors on engineering success, in particular about maximizing students' academic performance.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0136130534
• ISBN 13: 9780136130536
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 192