ABSTRACT

Engineering Science is a comprehensive textbook suitable for all vocational and pre-degree courses. Taking a generic approach, the essential scientific principles engineering students need for their studies are presented topic by topic. Unlike the majority of texts available on this subject, Bill Bolton goes beyond the core science to include the mechanical, electrical and electronic principles needed in the majority of courses.

A concise and accessible text is supported by numerous worked examples and problems, with a complete Answer Section at the back of the book. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been fully updated in line with the current BTEC National syllabus and includes a grid mapping the chapters to the BTEC units. The breadth of coverage means this fifth edition will also prove an essential reference for students embarking on HNC and Foundation Degrees, who require a general introduction to this subject area.

New for this edition is online lecturer support available from https://textbooks.elsevier.com and featuring:
• Key points, definitions and equations from the book for use as handouts
• Multiple Choice Questions
• Answers to the Multiple Choice Questions
• PowerPoint slides featuring essential illustrations per topic area for use in lectures or as handouts

chapter 1|17 pages

Basics

chapter 2|14 pages

Statics

chapter 3|8 pages

Stress and strain

chapter 4|13 pages

Linear motion

chapter 5|6 pages

Angular motion

chapter 6|6 pages

Dynamics

chapter 7|15 pages

Energy

chapter 8|12 pages

Heat

chapter 9|17 pages

D.c. circuits

chapter 10|11 pages

Magnetism

chapter 11|12 pages

Engineering systems

chapter 12|15 pages

Circuit analysis

chapter 13|9 pages

Semiconductors

chapter 14|13 pages

Capacitance

chapter 15|21 pages

Magnetic flux

chapter 16|15 pages

Alternating current

chapter 17|28 pages

Series a.c. circuits

chapter 18|12 pages

D.c. circuit analysis

chapter 19|11 pages

D.c. machines

chapter 20|20 pages

Transients

chapter 21|14 pages

Parallel a.c. circuits

chapter 22|16 pages

Three-phase a.c.

chapter 23|12 pages

Structures

chapter 24|7 pages

Beams

chapter 25|12 pages

Components

chapter 26|6 pages

Circular motion

chapter 27|18 pages

Mechanical power transmission

chapter 28|15 pages

Structural members

chapter 29|10 pages

Frictional resistance

chapter 30|12 pages

Angular dynamics

chapter 31|9 pages

Oscillations