A comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms for the design of engineering systems. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to optimization with a focus on practical algorithms. The book approaches optimization from an engineering perspective, where the objective is to design a system that optimizes a set of metrics subject to constraints. Readers will learn about computational approaches for a range of challenges, including searching high-dimensional spaces, handling problems where there are multiple competing objectives, and accommodating uncertainty in the metrics. Figures, examples, and exercises convey the intuition behind the mathematical approaches. The text provides concrete implementations in the Julia programming language. Topics covered include derivatives and their generalization to multiple dimensions; local descent and first- and second-order methods that inform local descent; stochastic methods, which introduce randomness into the optimization process; linear constrained optimization, when both the objective function and the constraints are linear; surrogate models, probabilistic surrogate models, and using probabilistic surrogate models to guide optimization; optimization under uncertainty; uncertainty propagation; expression optimization; and multidisciplinary design optimization. Appendixes offer an introduction to the Julia language, test functions for evaluating algorithm performance, and mathematical concepts used in the derivation and analysis of the optimization methods discussed in the text. The book can be used by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in mathematics, statistics, computer science, any engineering field, (including electrical engineering and aerospace engineering), and operations research, and as a reference for professionals.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780262039420 20190318

• Printed Text
• 1. Fundamentals of Quantitative Design and Analysis
• 2. Memory Hierarchy Design
• 3. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Its Exploitation
• 4. Data-Level Parallelism in Vector, SIMD, and GPU Architectures
• 5. Multiprocessors and Thread-Level Parallelism
• 6. The Warehouse-Scale Computer
• 7. Domain Specific Architectures A. Instruction Set Principles B. Review of Memory Hierarchy C. Pipelining: Basic and Intermediate Concepts Online D. Storage Systems E. Embedded Systems F. Interconnection Networks G. Vector Processors H. Hardware and Software for VLIW and EPIC I. Large-Scale Multiprocessors and Scientific Applications J. Computer Arithmetic K. Survey of Instruction Set Architectures L. Advanced Concepts on Address Translation M. Historical Perspectives and References.
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Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach, Sixth Edition has been considered essential reading by instructors, students and practitioners of computer design for over 20 years. The sixth edition of this classic textbook is fully revised with the latest developments in processor and system architecture. It now features examples from the RISC-V (RISC Five) instruction set architecture, a modern RISC instruction set developed and designed to be a free and openly adoptable standard. It also includes a new chapter on domain-specific architectures and an updated chapter on warehouse-scale computing that features the first public information on Google's newest WSC. True to its original mission of demystifying computer architecture, this edition continues the longstanding tradition of focusing on areas where the most exciting computing innovation is happening, while always keeping an emphasis on good engineering design.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780128119051 20180312

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Emerging Contaminants.
• Chapter 2 1,4-Dioxane.
• Chapter 3 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances.
• Chapter 4 Hexavalent Chromium.
• Chapter 5 1,2,3-Trichloropropane.
• Chapter 6 Considerations for Future Contaminants of Emerging Concern. Appendix A USEPA Candidate Contaminant List. Appendix B REACH Candidate List. Appendix C Emerging Contaminants and Their Physical and Chemical Properties. Appendix D NGI Preliminary List of Substances That Could Be Considered to Meet the PMT or vPvM Criteria. Appendix E.1 Summary of PFAS Environmental Standards: Soil. Appendix E.2 Summary of PFAS Environmental Standards: Groundwater. Appendix E.3 Summary of PFAS Environmental Standards: Surface Water. Appendix E.4 Summary of PFAS Environmental Standards: Drinking Water. Appendix E Notes.
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The term "emerging contaminants" and its multiple variants has come to refer to unregulated compounds discovered in the environment that are also found to represent a potential threat to human and ecological receptors. Such contaminants create unique and considerable challenges as the push to address them typically outpaces the understanding of their toxicity, their need for regulation, their occurrence, and techniques for treating the environmental media they affect. With these challenges in mind, this handbook serves as a primer regarding the topic of emerging contaminants, with current and practical information to help support the goal of protection where they are encountered. Features Explores the definition, identification, and life cycle of emerging contaminants. Reviews current information on sources, toxicology, regulation, and new tools for characterization and treatment of: 1,4-Dioxane (mature in its emerging contaminant life cycle) Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs; a newer group of emerging contaminant) Hexavalent chromium (former emerging contaminant with evolving science) 1,2,3-Trichloropropane (progressing in its emerging contaminant life cycle) Provides thoughts on opportunities in managing emerging contaminants to help balance uncertainty, compress life cycle, and optimize outcomes.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781138062948 20190408

• 1. An Introduction to Group Dynamics.
• 2. Studying Groups.
• 3. Inclusion and Identity.
• 4. Formation.
• 5. Cohesion and Development.
• 6. Structure.
• 7. Influence.
• 8. Power.
• 9. Leadership.
• 10. Performance.
• 11. Teams.
• 12. Decision Making.
• 13. Conflict.
• 14. Intergroup Relations.
• 15. Groups in Context.
• 16. Growth and Change.
• 17. Crowds and Collectives.
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Learn how group dynamics theory applies in the real world with the help of this best seller. GROUP DYNAMICS, 7th Edition, covers all major theories and topics pertaining to group and team processes. Focus on what's most important with clearly organized chapters and highlighted key points, and see how to apply concepts to actual groups through extended case studies -- one in every chapter. The author draws on examples from a range of disciplines including psychology, management, law, education, sociology, and political science to help you develop a deeper understanding of each topic that you'll take with you beyond the classroom.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781337408851 20190129

• Welcome to amateur radio
• Radio and signals fundamentals
• Electricity, components, and circuits
• Propagation, antennas, and feed lines
• Amateur radio equipment
• Communicating with other hams
• Licensing regulations
• Operating regulations
• Safety
• Glossary
• Technician class exam pool.

Get your Technician License with this new 4th edition. All you need to become an Amateur Radio Operator! Easy-to-understand bite-sized sections. Use this book, and pass the 35-question Technician Class license test. Includes the latest question pool with answer key, for use July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2022. Use with ARRLs Online Exam Review for Ham Radio (instructions are included inside the manual). Designed for self-study and for classroom use. Intended for all newcomers, instructors and schoolteachers. Discover the excitement of ham radio. The Amateur Radio Service offers a unique mix of public service, technology and experimenting with electronics all with an emphasis on fun. Some hams use their skills to provide communications during emergencies and disasters when all else fails. Others enjoy talking to people across the country and around the globe, participating in local contests and building experiments. The ARRL Ham Radio License Manual will guide you as you get started in the hobby as you select your equipment, set-up your first station and make your first contact. Use this book to study for your license exam. Every page presents information you will need to pass the exam and become an effective operator. You'll cover small sections at a time:

• Part I. The technology: Blockchains, bitcoin, and decentralized computing platforms
• Characteristics of blockchains
• Part II. Blockchains, finance, and contracts: Digital currencies and decentralized payment systems
• Smart contracts as legal contracts
• Smart securities and derivatives
• Part III. Blockchains and information systems: Tamper-resistant, certified, and authenticated data
• Resilient and tamper-resistant information systems
• Part IV. Organizations and automation: The future of organizations
• Decentralized autonomous organizations
• Blockchain of things
• Part V. Regulating decentralized, blockchain-based systems: Modes of regulation
• Code as law.

How does Bitcoin mine money from 1s and 0s? Through blockchain, a tool for creating secure, decentralized peer-to-peer applications. The technology has been compared to the Internet in impact. But disintermediation blockchain's greatest benefit cuts out oversight along with middlemen. Blockchain and the Law urges the law to catch up.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9780674976429 20180430

• Introduction.- Modeling and Identification.- Probability and Stochastic Processes.- Optimal Control.- Stochastic Analysis.- Financial Markets and Instruments.- Bonds.- Portfolio Management.- Derivatives and Structured Financial Instruments.
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This book includes a review of mathematical tools like modelling, analysis of stochastic processes, calculus of variations and stochastic differential equations which are applied to solve financial problems like modern portfolio theory and option pricing. Every chapter presents exercises which help the reader to deepen his understanding. The target audience comprises research experts in the field of finance engineering, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students alike.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9783319644912 20180514

• part I. Fundamentals. Introduction : how the theory evolved and how it impacts practice
• Fundamentals of linear viscoelasticity
• Basic properties of concrete creep, shrinkage, and drying
• Structural effects of creep and age-adjusted effective modulus method
• Numerical analysis of creep problems
• Uncertainty due to parameter randomness via sampling of deterministic solutions
• Paradigms of application, phenomena affecting creep deformations, and comparisons to measurements on structures.
• part II. Advanced topics. Moisture transport in concrete
• Solidification theory for aging effect on stiffness and basic creep
• Microprestress-solidification theory and creep at variable humidity and temperature
• Physical and statistical justifications of Models B3 and B4 and comparisons to other models
• Effect of cracking and fracture mechanics aspects of creep and shrinkage analysis
• Temperature effect on water diffusion, hydration rate, creep and shrinkage. appendix A. Viscoelastic rheologic models
• appendix B. Historical note on old creep models
• appendix C. Estimates of parameters used by RILEM Model B3
• appendix D. Estimates of parameters used by RILEM Model B4
• appendix E. Creep models recommended by design codes
• appendix F. Continuous retardation spectrum
• appendix G. Free-energy potentials for aging linear viscoelasticity
• appendix H. Updating long-time shrinkage predictions from short-time measurements
• appendix I. Moisture transport characteristics
• appendix J. Moisture transport in porous materials
• appendix K. Nonstandard statistics used in support of some creep and shrinkage models
• appendix L. Method of measurement of creep and shrinkage.

This comprehensive treatise covers in detail practical methods of analysis as well as advanced mathematical models for structures highly sensitive to creep and shrinkage. Effective computational algorithms for century-long creep effects in structures, moisture diffusion and high temperature effects are presented. The main design codes and recommendations (including RILEM B3 and B4) are critically compared. Statistical uncertainty of century-long predictions is analyzed and its reduction by extrapolation is discussed, with emphasis on updating based on short-time tests and on long-term measurements on existing structures. Testing methods and the statistics of large randomly collected databases are critically appraised and improvements of predictions of multi-decade relaxation of prestressing steel, cyclic creep in bridges, cracking damage, etc., are demonstrated. Important research directions, such as nanomechanical and probabilistic modeling, are identified, and the need for separating the long-lasting autogenous shrinkage of modern concretes from the creep and drying shrinkage data and introducing it into practical prediction models is emphasized. All the results are derived mathematically and justified as much as possible by extensive test data. The theoretical background in linear viscoelasticity with aging is covered in detail. The didactic style makes the book suitable as a textbook. Everything is properly explained, step by step, with a wealth of application examples as well as simple illustrations of the basic phenomena which could alternate as homeworks or exams. The book is of interest to practicing engineers, researchers, educators and graduate students.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9789402411362 20180828

Description Artificial intelligence has made some incredible leaps. Deep learning systems now deliver near-human speech and image recognition, not to mention machines capable of beating world champion Go masters. Deep learning applies to a widening range of problems, such as question answering, machine translation, and optical character recognition. It's behind photo tagging, self-driving cars, virtual assistants and other previously impossible applications. Deep Learning with R is for developers and data scientists with some R experience who want to use deep learning to solve real-world problems. The book is structured around a series of practical examples that introduce each new concept and demonstrate best practices. You'll begin by learning what deep learning is, how it connects with AI and Machine Learning, and why it's rapidly gaining in importance right now. You'll then dive into practical applications of computer vision, natural language processing, and more. Key features * Understand key machine learning concepts * Set up a computer environment for deep learning * Visualize neural networks * Use recurrent neural networks for text and sequence Classification Audience You'll need intermediate R programming skills. No previous experience with machine learning or deep learning is required. About the technology Although deep learning can be a challenging subject, new technologies make it much easier to get started than ever before. The Keras deep learning library featured in this book puts ease of use and accessibility front and center, making it a great fit for new practitioners.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781617295546 20180514

• Introduction
• Principles of integrated design
• Site selection and facility layout
• Modeling for design and operation of biological water resource recovery processes
• Facility hydraulics and pumping
• Odor and air emissions management
• Support systems
• Materials of construction and corrosion control
• Preliminary treatment
• Primary treatment
• Biofilm reactor technology and design
• Suspended-growth treatment processes
• Integrated biological treatment
• Physical and chemical processes for advanced wastewater treatment
• Sidestream treatment
• Natural systems
• Disinfection
• Introduction to solids management
• Storage and transport
• Chemical conditioning
• Solids thickening
• Dewatering
• Stabilization
• Thermal processing
• Use and disposal of residuals and biosolids.

• The energy imperative and patterns of use
• Energy sources and sustainability
• Energy futures
• Fundamentals of energy science
• Energy analysis and life-cycle assessment
• Energy efficiency for buildings
• Solar energy for buildings: Approaching zero net energy
• Whole building to zero net energy
• Centralized electric power systems
• Distributed energy resources
• Photovoltaic systems
• Large-scale renewables
• Transportation energy and efficient vehicles
• Alternative fuels, biofuels, and biomass energy
• Whole community energy, mobility, and land use
• Market transformation to sustainable energy
• Energy policy
• U.S. state and community energy policy and planning.

Despite a 2016-18 glut in fossil fuel markets and decade-low fuel prices, the global transformation to sustainable energy is happening. Our ongoing energy challenges and solutions are complex and multidimensional, involving science, technology, design, economics, finance, planning, policy, politics, and social movements. The most comprehensive book on this topic, Energy for Sustainability has been the go-to resource for courses. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to inform and guide students and practitioners who will steer this transformation. Drawing on a combined 80 years of teaching experience, John Randolph and Gilbert Masters take a holistic and interdisciplinary approach. Energy for Sustainability can help techies and policymakers alike understand the mechanisms required to enable conversion to energy that is clean, affordable, and secure. Major revisions to this edition reflect the current changes in technology and energy use and focus on new analyses, data, and methods necessary to understand and actively participate in the transition to sustainable energy. The book begins with energy literacy, including patterns and trends, before covering the fundamentals of energy related to physics, engineering, and economics. The next parts explore energy technologies and opportunities in three important energy sectors: buildings, electricity, and transportation. The final section focuses on policy and planning, presenting the critical role of public policy and consumer and investor choice in transforming energy markets to greater sustainability. Throughout the book, methods for energy and economic analysis and design give readers a quantitative appreciation for and understanding of energy systems. The book uses case studies extensively to demonstrate current experience and illustrate possibilities. Students will gain an understanding of what it takes to achieve clean, affordable, sustainable energy. Supplemental materials will be available at www.islandpress.org.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781610918206 20181217

• A Note from the Series Editor xiii About the Authors xv Foreword xvii Preface xxiii Acknowledgments xxvii INTRODUCTION
• 1
• 1 Pressing Issues for Engineering Education and the Engineering Profession
• 3 1.1 A Mismatched Curriculum
• 3 1.2 Responsibility that Emerges from the Transformative Power of Engineering
• 7 1.3 Inquiring into the Framing of Benefits and Constraints
• 9 1.4 Transitioning from Weak to Robust Sustainability
• 9 1.5 Fostering Inclusive Excellence
• 10 1.6 Engaging Emerging Interest Groups
• 11
• 2 Research Methods
• 12
• 3 Theoretical Frameworks
• 13
• 4 Engineering for Social Justice
• 14 4.1 Emerging Organizations Provide New Opportunities
• 15 4.2 Calls from Engineering Education Leaders
• 16 4.3 Emerging Scholarship on Engineering and Social Justice
• 18
• 5 Engineering for Social Justice Criteria
• 19 5.1 Listening Contextually to Develop Trust and Empathy
• 21 5.2 Identifying Structural Conditions
• 23 5.3 Acknowledging Political Agency and Mobilizing Power
• 24 5.4 Increasing Opportunities and Resources
• 26 5.5 Reducing Imposed Risks and Harms
• 27 5.6 Enhancing Human Capabilities
• 28 5.7 Engineering and Social Justice Criteria Combined
• 30
• 6 Guidelines for Engineering for Social Justice Implementation
• 31 6.1 Cradle-to-Grave Analysis
• 31 6.2 Transcending Temporal Delimitations
• 33 6.3 Culling Multiple Perspectives
• 33
• 7 Further Chapters
• 34 7.1 Ideologies and Mindsets that Render Social Justice Invisible or Irrelevant
• 34 7.2 Engineering Design
• 35 7.3 Engineering Sciences
• 36 7.4 Humanities/Social Science Courses for Engineering Students
• 36 7.5 E4SJ as Catalyst for Inclusive Excellence in Engineering
• 37 7.6 Conclusion
• 37
• 8 Benefits of E4SJ Approach
• 37 References
• 38
• 1 SOCIAL JUSTICE IS OFTEN INVISIBLE IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
• 45 1.1 Generic Barriers to Rendering Social Justice Visible
• 46 1.1.1 Normalcy
• 46 1.1.2 Superiority
• 47 1.1.3 Unconscious Biases
• 47 1.1.4 Personal and Broader Societal Framing
• 48 1.2 Engineering-Specific Barriers to Rendering Social Justice Visible: Ideologies
• 49 1.2.1 Technical Social Dualism
• 50 1.2.2 Depoliticization
• 52 1.2.3 Meritocracy
• 55 1.3 Engineering-Specific Barriers to Rendering Social Justice Visible: Mindsets
• 56 1.3.1 Centrality of Military and Corporate Organizations
• 57 1.3.2 Uncritical Acceptance of Authority
• 58 1.3.3 Technical Narrowness
• 59 1.3.4 Positivism and the Myth of Objectivity
• 59 1.3.5 Willingness to Help and Persistence
• 60 References
• 63
• 2 ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE
• 67 2.1 Why Engineering Design Matters
• 69 2.1.1 Why Design Resembles Actual Engineering Practice Yet Has Limitations
• 70 2.1.2 Why Design is an Important Yet Undervalued Component of Engineering Education
• 71 2.2 Engineering for Social Justice: Criteria for Engineering Design Initiatives
• 71 2.2.1 Listening Contextually
• 74 2.2.2 Identifying Structural Conditions
• 78 2.2.3 Acknowledging Political Agency and Mobilizing Power
• 79 2.2.4 Increasing Opportunities and Resources
• 82 2.2.5 Reducing Imposed Risks and Harms
• 85 2.2.6 Enhancing Human Capabilities
• 86 2.3 Social Justice Criteria Combined
• 88 2.4 Benefits of Integrating SJ in Design
• 89 2.5 Limitations of Social Justice Criteria
• 95 Appendix 2.A Engineering for Social Justice Self-Assessment Checklist
• 98 Appendix 2.B Design for Social Justice Charrette
• 100 Acknowledgments
• 102 References
• 102
• 3 SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE ENGINEERING SCIENCES
• 107 3.1 Why are the Engineering Sciences the Sacred Cow of the Engineering Curriculum?
• 108 3.1.1 Engineering Sciences as Shapers of Engineering Identity
• 108 3.1.2 Pedagogical Tradition in the Engineering Sciences
• 112 3.2 Why Social Justice is Inherent in Engineering Sciences Course Content
• 114 3.3 Making Social Justice Visible without Compromising Technical Excellence
• 116 3.3.1 Social Justice Definition
• 116 3.3.2 E4SJ Criteria
• 119 3.4 Examples of Making SJ Visible in the Engineering Sciences
• 120 3.4.1 E4SJ Criteria Engaged in Introduction to Feedback Control Systems
• 120 3.4.2 E4SJ Criteria Engaged in Continuous-Time Signals and Systems
• 127 3.4.3 E4SJ Criteria Engaged in Mass and Energy Balances
• 128 3.5 Challenges of Integrating Social Justice into the Engineering Sciences
• 132 3.5.1 Accreditation
• 132 3.5.2 Student Attitude
• 133 3.5.3 Faculty Attitude
• 133 3.6 Opportunities Associated with Integrating Social Justice
• 135 3.6.1 Student Perspectives on Opportunities
• 136 3.6.2 Teaching and Scholarship Opportunities for Faculty
• 139 3.7 Author Narratives on Challenges and Opportunities
• 141 3.7.1 IFCS Reflection by Dr. Johnson
• 141 3.7.2 CTSS Reflection by Dr. Huff
• 142 3.7.2.1 CTSS Follow-Up Reflection by Dr. Huff
• 143 3.7.3 Mass and Energy Balances Reflection by Dr. Riley
• 144 3.8 Conclusion
• 145 Appendix 3.A IFCS Case Study Matrix. The Case Study Options are Mapped to Technical and Social Justice Learning Objectives
• 146 Appendix 3.B SJ Integration Issues. For Future IFCS Course Iterations, the Key SJ Integration Issues and Their Potential Solutions are Explored
• 147 Acknowledgments
• 149 References
• 149
• 4 HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION: FROM IRRELEVANCE TO SOCIAL JUSTICE
• 155 4.1 Humanities and Social Sciences, the Engineering Curriculum, and the Distancing of Engineering Education from Pressing Social Problems
• 157 4.2 The Cold War, the Anti-Technology Movement, and a Marginalized HSS
• 160 4.2.1 Humanities and Social Sciences in 1960s and 1970s Engineering Education
• 161 4.2.2 The Emergence and Evolution of STS
• 162 4.3 It Is Time: Integration of Engineering and Social Justice Through the HSS The Historical Convergence of ABET
• 2000 and More
• 163 4.3.1 Changes in the Institutional Landscape
• 165 4.3.2 Changes in the Scholarly Landscape
• 166 4.4 Emerging Curricular Innovations
• 168 4.5 Engineering and Social Justice at Colorado School of Mines
• 170 4.5.1 Background
• 170 4.5.2 Description of the Course Engineering and Social Justice
• 171 4.5.3 Course Learning Outcomes
• 172 4.6 Intercultural Communication at Colorado School of Mines
• 173 4.6.1 Course Background
• 174 4.6.2 Course Description
• 174 4.6.3 Learning Outcomes
• 177 4.7 Document Design and Graphics at Utah State
• 177 4.7.1 Course Background
• 178 4.7.2 Course Description
• 178 4.7.3 Learning Outcomes
• 179 4.8 Benefits and Limitations
• 182 4.8.1 Benefits
• 182 4.8.2 Limitations
• 183 Appendix 4.A Privilege Walk Questions
• 184 Appendix 4.B Privilege by Numbers Activity
• 187 Appendix 4.C Intercultural Communication Foundational Questions
• 188 Acknowledgments
• 189 References
• 190
• 5 TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND PRACTICE
• 197 5.1 Practical Guidelines: From Problem Space to Program Space
• 199 5.1.1 E4SJ in the Problem Space
• 199 5.1.2 E4SJ in the Course Space
• 202 5.1.3 E4SJ in Boundary Spaces
• 206 5.1.4 E4SJ in the Program Space
• 207 5.2 Broader Implications of E4SJ-Infused Transformations
• 208 5.2.1 Changing Who Becomes an Engineer
• 208 5.2.2 Changing the Culture of Engineering
• 211 5.2.3 From a Culture of Disengagement to One of Greater Public Engagement
• 215 5.3 Identity Challenges and Inspirations
• 217 5.3.1 Engineering Student Identity Issues
• 217 5.3.2 Engineering Faculty Identity Issues
• 223 Appendix 5.A Assignment and Examples of Problem Rewrites
• 228 References
• 237
• 6 CONCLUSION: MAKING SOCIAL JUSTICE VISIBLE AND VALUED
• 243 6.1 Engineering Justice into Your Career
• 244 6.1.1 Recognizing Barriers and Opportunities to Making E4SJ Visible
• 245 6.1.2 Developing Creative Framing on the Road to Tenure and Promotion
• 246 6.1.3 Engaging Other Stakeholders and Building a Community of Practice
• 250 6.1.4 Supporting Students interested in E4SJ Beyond the Classroom
• 250 6.1.5 Enacting E4SJ Outside the Home Institution
• 252 6.2 Future E4SJ Research Directions
• 253 6.2.1 Longitudinal Studies
• 253 6.2.2 Vehicles for Giving Voice to Marginalized Groups
• 255 References
• 255 Index 259.
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Shows how the engineering curriculum can be a site for rendering social justice visible in engineering, for exploring complex socio-technical interplays inherent in engineering practice, and for enhancing teaching and learning Using social justice as a catalyst for curricular transformation, Engineering Justice presents an examination of how politics, culture, and other social issues are inherent in the practice of engineering. It aims to align engineering curricula with socially just outcomes, increase enrollment among underrepresented groups, and lessen lingering gender, class, and ethnicity gaps by showing how the power of engineering knowledge can be explicitly harnessed to serve the underserved and address social inequalities. This book is meant to transform the way educators think about engineering curricula through creating or transforming existing courses to attract, retain, and motivate engineering students to become professionals who enact engineering for social justice. Engineering Justice offers thought-provoking chapters on: why social justice is inherent yet often invisible in engineering education and practice; engineering design for social justice; social justice in the engineering sciences; social justice in humanities and social science courses for engineers; and transforming engineering education and practice. In addition, this book: Provides a transformative framework for engineering educators in service learning, professional communication, humanitarian engineering, community service, social entrepreneurship, and social responsibilityIncludes strategies that engineers on the job can use to advocate for social justice issues and explain their importance to employers, clients, and supervisorsDiscusses diversity in engineering educational contexts and how it affects the way students learn and develop Engineering Justice is an important book for today s professors, administrators, and curriculum specialists who seek to produce the best engineers of today and tomorrow.
(source: Nielsen Book Data) 9781118757307 20180226

• I. Developing Perspective
• 1. A Modern View of the Universe
• 2. Discovering the Universe for Yourself
• 3. The Science of Astronomy II. Key Concepts for Astronomy
• 4. Making Sense of the Universe: Understanding Motion, Energy, and Gravity
• 5. Light: The Cosmic Messenger III. Learning from Other Worlds
• 6. Formation of the Solar System
• 7. Earth and the Terrestrial Worlds
• 8. Jovian Planet Systems
• 9. Asteroids, Comets, and Dwarf Planets: Their Nature, Orbits, and Impacts
• 10. Other Planetary Systems: The New Science of Distant Worlds IV. Stars
• 11. Our Star
• 12. Surveying the Stars
• 13. Star Stuff
• 14. The Bizarre Stellar Graveyard V. Galaxies and Beyond
• 15. Our Galaxy
• 16. A Universe of Galaxies
• 17. The Birth of the Universe
• 18. Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe VI. Life on Earth and Beyond
• 19. Life in the Universe.
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For one-semester courses in astronomy. A practical introduction to Astronomy with an emphasis on critical thinking about our place in the universe This 8th Edition of Essential Cosmic Perspective provides readers without science backgrounds with a streamlined, cutting-edge introduction to astronomy. Built on a strong tradition of effective pedagogy and coverage, the text focuses on skill-building and includes group work exercises that require active participation. Dedicated to bringing an understanding of the universe, its scientific basis and its relevance to our lives, each chapter is written to specific learning goals that build an ideal learning path for readers. Aiming to foster a lifelong learning experience, the authors focus on key concepts, providing big picture context, promoting conceptual understanding, and preferring plain language to jargon. The 8th Edition incorporates the latest scientific updates in the field of astronomy and includes new features that reinforce critical thinking and excite readers' curiosity. New features such as Extraordinary Claims engage readers by presenting extraordinary claims about the universe and how they were either supported or debunked as scientists collected more evidence, reinforcing the process of science and how scientists think critically to evaluate them. My Cosmic Perspective establishes a personal connection between readers and the cosmos as they learn to think critically about the meaning of what they learn in their astronomy studies and beyond. Designed and written for a one semester course, this text shares many of the strengths of its more comprehensive best-selling sibling, The Cosmic Perspective. Also available with Mastering Astronomy Mastering (TM) Astronomy is the leading online homework, tutorial, and assessment system, designed to improve results by engaging students with vetted, interactive content. Instructors ensure students arrive ready to learn by assigning new Interactive Prelecture videos that give students exposure to key concepts before class and open classroom time for active learning or deeper discussions of topics. With Learning Catalytics (TM) instructors can expand on key concepts and encourage student engagement during lecture through questions answered individually or in pairs and groups. Students further master concepts through book-specific Mastering Astronomy assignments, which provide hints and answer-specific feedback that build problem-solving skills. Mastering Astronomy now features Virtual Astronomy Labs, providing assignable online laboratory activities that use Stellarium and Interactive Figures. Note: You are purchasing a standalone product; Mastering (TM) Astronomy does not come packaged with this content. Students, if interested in purchasing this title with Mastering Astronomy, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Astronomy, search for: 0134516338 / 9780134516332 Essential Cosmic Perspective Plus Mastering Astronomy with eText, The -- Access Card Package Package consists of: 0134509293 / 9780134509297 Mastering Astronomy with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Essential Cosmic Perspective, The0134446437 / 9780134446431 Essential Cosmic Perspective, The.
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• Pt. I. Principles. Characteristics of writing at work
• Writing for your readers
• Writing ethically
• Achieving a readable style
• Designing documents
• Designing illustrations
• pt. II. Applications. E-mails, texts, memos, and letters
• Technical reports
• Proposals and progress reports
• Instructions, procedures, and policies
• Oral reports
• Résumés and job applications.

• Preface. Chapter 1. The ethics gap in contemporary engineering: Two vignettes ; A gap between education and experience ; Evidence ; Importance ; Unfruitful approaches to bridging the gap ; Preferred approach. -- Chapter 2. Sociological and ethical preliminaries: Sociology of engineering ; Professional engineering society codes of ethics.
• Chapter 3. The fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers: An ethical responsibilities approach ; Ethical issues and harm ; The fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers.

• Chapter 4. Case studies of ethical issues in engineering: Case 1. The Cadillac DeVille/Seville engine-control chip (1990-1995) ; Case 2. SDI battlefield management software (1983-1985) ; Case 3. Collaborative research practices at Bell Labs (1997-2002) ; Case 4. The Apple Newton MessagePad (1990-1993) ; Case 5. An employee database management system ; Case 6. The Citicorp Center Tower (1970-1978) ; Case 7. The Union Carbide MIC plant in Bhopal (1970-1984) ; Case 8. The space shuttle Challenger (1983-1986) ; Case 9. A composite-material bicycle project (1989-1992) ; Case 10. Nanotechnology R&D (1985-present) ; Case 11. The Ford Pinto (1969-1972) ; Case 12. Topf & Sons : crematorium ovens for the Nazi SS (1939-1945) ; Case 13. TRW and the US ballistic missile defense system (1995-2003) ; Case 14. The Kansas City Hyatt Regency Hotel walkways (1979-1981) ; Case 15. The Manhattan Westway Project (1974-1985) ; Case 16. Innovations for rural Kenyan farmers (1991-present) ; Case 17. Google street view
• Case 18. Opiod biosynthesis and neural enhancement.

• Chapter 5. Key case ideas and lessons: The leading precept of most current codes of engineering ethics ; The FEREs ; Ethics and the sociology of contemporary engineering ; An ethically problematic pattern of engineering practice ; Whistle-blowing and ethical responsibility ; Risk and idealization of technology in society ; Ethical responsibility and the culture of the engineering workplace ; An overlooked responsibility of engineers ; An engineering professional ; Engineering design, paradigm departure, and the ethics of precaution ; Normalization of risk and routinization of the experimental ; Technology transfer and ethical responsibility ; "Two cultures" and ethical responsibility ; Decontextualization ; The politicization and economization of engineering decision-making ; Negligence ; Workplace culture and the ethically responsible engineer ; Conflicts of interest ; "Design for ..." ; Ethical issues in engineering research ; Factors conducive to engineering misconduct. --

• Chapter 6. Resources and options for ethically responsible engineers: Organizational resources ; Legal resources and options ; Employment-related options -- Chapter 7. Conclusion: Bucciarelli's critique of U.S. engineering-ethics education ; A foundational-contextual ethical responsibilities approach ; Two quotations. -- Bibliography -- Index.

An exploration of the ethics of practical engineering through analyses of eighteen rich case studies The Ethical Engineer explores ethical issues that arise in engineering practice, from technology transfer to privacy protection to whistle-blowing. Presenting key ethics concepts and real-life examples of engineering work, Robert McGinn illuminates the ethical dimension of engineering practice and helps students and professionals determine engineers' context-specific ethical responsibilities. McGinn highlights the "ethics gap" in contemporary engineering--the disconnect between the meager exposure to ethical issues in engineering education and the ethical challenges frequently faced by engineers. He elaborates four "fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers" (FEREs) and uses them to shed light on the ethical dimensions of diverse case studies, including ones from emerging engineering fields. The cases range from the Union Carbide pesticide plant disaster in India to the Google Street View project. After examining the extent to which the actions of engineers in the cases align with the FEREs, McGinn recapitulates key ideas used in analyzing the cases and spells out the main lessons they suggest. He identifies technical, social, and personal factors that induce or press engineers to engage in misconduct and discusses organizational, legal, and individual resources available to those interested in ethically responsible engineering practice. Combining probing analysis and nuanced ethical evaluation of engineering conduct in its social and technical contexts, The Ethical Engineer will be invaluable to engineering students and professionals. * Meets the need for engineering-related ethics study* Elaborates four fundamental ethical responsibilities of engineers* Discusses eighteen case studies of ethical issues in ten engineering fields* Identifies resources and options for ethically responsible engineering practice* Provides discussion questions for each case.
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