Author: Davidson FP EdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
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Book Description
How Big and Still Beautiful? Macro-Engineering Revisited , Papers presented at a symposium at the 1979 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Institute of Aeronatics and Astronautics (AIAA), Houston, TX, January 3 - 8 1979
Author: Davidson FP EdHow Big And Still Beautiful?: Macro- Engineering Revisited
Author: Frank P. DavidsonPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429728271
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
This volume examines fundamental issues of macro-engineering—now a planetary norm—from the viewpoints of psychiatry, social science, management, and law. The contributors suggest a general theory to guide future decisions on large-scale projects and programs and analyze specific cases in the context of a set of public-interest guidelines.
Macro-Engineering : The Rich Potential , Based on papers prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Author: Davidson FP EdModern Financial Markets
Author: David W. BlackwellPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470000104
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Throughout this concise, accessible book, readers will quickly learn the fundamental concepts of managerial finance while discovering how things really work. The material is explained using an intuitive theoretical context, providing them with a richer understanding of the material and better insights into solving problems. Finance concepts are covered in a common sense manner and the use of mathematical jargon is minimized. The unifying theme for the book is the concept of valuation since it is the most fundamental concept in finance. The authors define and discuss value in terms of net present value (NPV).
Space Resources: Social concerns
Author: Holistic Engineering Education
Author: Domenico GrassoPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1441913939
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology is a compilation of coordinated and focused essays from world leaders in the engineering profession who are dedicated to a transformation of engineering education and practice. The contributors define a new and holistic approach to education and practice that captures the creativity, interdisciplinarity, complexity, and adaptability required for the profession to grow and truly serve global needs. With few exceptions today, engineering students and professionals continue to receive a traditional, technically-based education and training using curriculum models developed for early 20th century manufacturing and machining. While this educational paradigm has served engineering well, helping engineers create awe-inspiring machines and technologies for society, the coursework and expectations of most engineering programs eschew breadth and intellectual exploration to focus on consistent technological precision and study. Why this dichotomy? While engineering will always need precise technological skill, the 21st century innovation economy demands a new professional perspective that recognizes the value of complex systems thinking, cross-disciplinary collaborations, economic and environmental impacts (sustainability), and effective communication to global and community leaders, thus enabling engineers to consider "the whole patient" of society's needs. The goal of this book is to inspire, lead, and guide this critically needed transformation of engineering education. "Holistic Engineering Education: Beyond Technology points the way to a transformation of engineering education and practice that will be sufficiently robust, flexible, and systems-oriented to meet the grand challenges of the 21st century with their ever-increasing scale, complexity, and transdisciplinary nature." -- Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering; President Emeritus, MIT "This collection of essays provides compelling arguments for the need of an engineering education that prepares engineers for the problems of the 21st century. Following the National Academy’s report on the Engineer of 2020, this book brings together experts who make the case for an engineering profession that looks beyond developing just cool technologies and more into creating solutions that can address important problems to benefit real people." -- Linda Katehi, Chancellor, University of California at Davis "This superb volume offers a provocative portrait of the exciting future of engineering education...A dramatically new form of engineering education is needed that recognizes this field as a liberal art, as a profession that combines equal parts technical rigor and creative design...The authors challenge the next generation to engineering educators to imagine, think and act in new ways. " -- Lee S. Shulman, President Emeritus, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education Emeritus, Stanford University
Engineering Your Future
Author: William C. OakesPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780190279332
Category : Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Engineering Your Future is an authoritative guide to the academic expectations and professional opportunities in engineering, a field that is both academically rigorous and creatively demanding. Today's engineering students are faced with endless career opportunities. This text clarifies thoseoptions and directs students down the path to a rewarding career in the engineering field.This concise and inexpensive version of the comprehensive edition contains the eleven most popular chapters from its parent text, offering the best option for instructors looking for a solid base from which to work while they incorporate outside projects or assignments.
Space Resources: Energy, power, and transport
Author: Materials for Energy Infrastructure
Author: Werasak UdomkichdechaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 981287724X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 125
Book Description
This book presents contributions to the topics of materials for energy infrastructure with a focus on data and informatics for materials. This spectrum of topics has been chosen because challenges in terms of materials are identified to lie in transport and storage of energy, adequate supply of food and water, well-working infrastructure, materials for medical application and health, efficient use of scarce resources or elements and alternate materials solutions as well as recycling. The contributions were invited at the 4th WMRIF Young Materials Scientist Workshop held at the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, Colorado, USA during September 8-10, 2014.
Detracking for Excellence and Equity
Author: Carol Corbett BurrisPublisher: ASCD
ISBN: 1416607757
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
Proven strategies for launching, sustaining, and monitoring a reform that will offer all students access to the best curriculum, raise achievement across the board, and close the achievement gap.