Introduction to Mechanical Engineering

An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering: Part 1, Second Edition, provides a grounding in the core subjects of solid mechanics, materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics,electronics, and machine design. This updated bestseller has a full range of learning features, and online resources availabe for both students and instructors.

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Updated throughout for the second edition, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering: Part 1 continues to be the essential text for all first-year undergraduate students, alongside those studying for foundation degrees and HNDs.

Written by an experienced team of lecturers at the internationally renowned University of Nottingham, this book provides a comprehensive grounding in the following core engineering topics: thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, dynamics, electrical and electronic systems and material science. It includes questions and answers for instructors and for self-guided learning.

As well as mechanical engineers, this book is highly relevant to civil, automotive and aerospace engineering students.