Introduce your students to today's ever changing field of mechanical engineering as you instill an appreciation for how engineers design hardware that builds and improves societies around the world. AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 4E by Wickert/Lewis is ideal for students in their first or second year of your college or university's mechanical engineering program. It is also useful for students in closely related fields. The authors effectively balance timely treatments of technical problem-solving skills, design, engineering analysis, and modern technology to provide the solid mechanical engineering foundation students need for future success.

1. THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSION.
Overview. What Is Engineering? Who Are Mechanical Engineers? Career Paths. Typical Program of Study.
2. MECHANICAL DESIGN.
Overview. The Design Process. Manufacturing Processes.
3. TECHNICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
Overview. General Technical Problem-Solving Approach. Unit Systems and Conversions. Significant Digits. Dimensional Consistency. Estimation in Engineering. Communication Skills in Engineering
4. FORCES IN STRUCTURES AND MACHINES.
Overview. Forces in Rectangular and Polar Forms. Resultant of Several Forces. Moment of a Force. Equilibrium of Forces and Moments. Design Application: Rolling-Element Bearings.
5. MATERIALS AND STRESSES.
Overview. Tension and Compression. Material Response. Shear. Engineering Materials. Factor of Safety.
6. FLUIDS ENGINEERING
Overview. Properties of Fluids. Pressure and Buoyancy Force. Laminar and Turbulent Fluid Flows. Fluid Flow in Pipes. Drag Force. Lift Force.
7. THERMAL AND ENERGY SYSTEMS.
Overview. Mechanical Energy, Work, and Power. Heat as Energy in Transit. Energy Conservation and Conversion. Heat Engines and Efficiency. Case Study 1: Internal-Combustion Engines. Case Study 2: Electrical Power Generation.
8. MOTION AND POWER TRANSMISSION.
Overview. Rotational Motion. Design Application: Gears. Speed, Torque, and Power in Gearsets. Simple and Compound Geartrains. Design Application: Belt and Chain Drives. Planetary Geartrains.
Appendix A: Greek Alphabet.
Appendix B: Trigonometry Review.

Introduce your students to today's ever changing field of mechanical engineering as you instill an appreciation for how engineers design hardware that builds and improves societies around the world. AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 4E by Wickert/Lewis is ideal for students in their first or second year of your college or university's mechanical engineering program. It is also useful for students in closely related fields. The authors effectively balance timely treatments of technical problem-solving skills, design, engineering analysis, and modern technology to provide the solid mechanical engineering foundation students need for future success. IMPROVEMENTS TO DESIGN APPLICATIONS CLEARLY HIGHLIGHT THE PRACTICALITY OF WHAT STUDENTS ARE LEARNING. Updated design applications are developed in each chapter through effective homework problems and example problems. This emphasis on applications demonstrates how students' knowledge of engineering science transforms into engineered systems that use strong design principles. GREATER EMPHASIS ON REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS DEMONSTRATES THE IMPACT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGS ON THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. Students examine new global, technological, environmental, and social applications of mechanical engineering, including commercial space flight, 3-D printing, design patents, emerging career choices, and globalization of design teams. New and updated "Focus On" features highlight emerging trends and technologies and expose students to recent global technologies, products, and events as well as how mechanical engineers impact these developments. ONLINE CASE STUDIES OFFER OPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND ON TEXT MATERIAL. Many of this edition's engaging Case Studies have been moved to the companion course website to provide a more concise and focused presentation of material in the textbook. NEW GROUP ACTIVITIES ENGAGE STUDENTS IN REALISTIC JOINT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. The Group Activities in each chapter offer additional instructional options to engage students in work that simulates joint projects on the job. INFORMATIVE INTRODUCTION DETAILS WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FIELD OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING. Engaging coverage explains who mechanical engineers are and what they do, as well as what technical, social, and environmental challenges they solve with the technologies they create. BOOK EXPLORES NUMEROUS PRACTICAL SITUATIONS AND TOPICS. Numerous, engaging vignettes and deeper looks into key technologies demonstrate the realistic application of the book's content. "Focus on" boxes in each chapter highlight interesting topics and emerging concepts in mechanical engineering that broaden the book's coverage without detracting from its flow. AUTHORS EXPLORE AND EMPHASIZE INNOVATIVE DESIGN PROJECTS. These projects give students opportunities to refine their project-solving skills, practice basic engineering analysis, address emerging technologies, and improve their abilities in computer-aided design. VISUAL CONTENT EMPHASIZES REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS. The authors present engineering as a visual and graphical activity. Nearly 300 photographs and illustrations motivate students with interesting examples that offer a glimpse of what they will study in later courses and practice in their careers. STUDENTS LEARN FROM DIVERSITY OF ASSIGNMENTS. The authors provide an extensive array of homework problems in each chapter, including open-ended design problems and group activities.