Online Resources
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Engineering Design LoopA graphic that explains the cycle of identifying needs, doing research, and other steps for design.
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Introduction to Design ThinkingA guide to the design process by Stanford University's Institute of Design.
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Clayton ChristensenIn this 5-minute video, a Harvard professor explains how he researched why commuters buy Burger King milkshakes in the morning -- a metaphor for "understanding the job" behind improving any product.
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Product DecompositionA example of how to describe the disassembled components of an engineered product.
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Universal Principles of DesignDesign is full of unspoken rules and obscure theories that, when applied, can dramatically improve one's own design. For the first time, we are documenting them all in one place.
Library Resources
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Engineering Case Studies OnlineDocumentaries, accident reports, experiments, visualizations, case studies, lectures, and interviews from leading engineering institutions.
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Design concepts for engineers
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Call Number: TA174.H668 2015ISBN: 9780134001876Publication Date: 2016This book provides the basics of engineering design, project management and teamwork skills, engineers and the real world, and learning to speak, write, and make presentations. -
Engineering Design: An Introduction
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Call Number: TA174.K3757 2013ISBN: 9781111645823Publication Date: 2013This book presents an overview of the basic engineering principles and concepts that shape today's modern world and includes activities and student explorations as learning tools. -
Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction
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Call Number: TA174.D958 2014ISBN: 9781118324585Publication Date: 2014Introduces engineering students to project-based engineering design. -
Whole System Design
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Call Number: TA168.W456 2009ISBN: 9781844076420Publication Date: 2008-12-19This book presents information on systems engineering and sustainable design. -
SolidWorks 2021, basic tools : Introductory level tutorials: getting started with parts, assemblies and drawings
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Call Number: T386.S55T736 2020ISBN: 9781630574154Publication Date: 2020This book provides information on SolidWorks, Computer-aided design, Computer graphics, and Engineering models. -
Probability, reliability and statistical methods in engineering design
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Call Number: TA340.H35 2000ISBN: 9780471331193Publication Date: 2000This book presents information on statistical methods of engineering design, reliability, and risk assessment. -
Numerical methods for nonlinear engineering models
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Call Number: TA174.H387 2009ISBN: 9781402099199Publication Date: 2009This book provides information on mathematical models on engineering design and nonlinear systems. -
Building : 3000 years of design engineering and construction
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Call Number: TH15.A33 2007ISBN: 9780714841465Publication Date: 2007This book presents the history of structural design and structural engineering.
