Includes bibliography.

1. The mechanical engineering profession --
2. Mechanical design --
Design process --
Conceptual design --
Manufacturing process --
Case study in conceptual design : mousetrap-powered vehicles --
Case study in urban power infrastructures --
Case study : computer-aided design : noninvasive medical imaging --
3. Technical problem-solving and communication skills --
Unit systems and conversion --
Significant digits --
Dimensional consistency --
Estimation in engineering --
Communication skills in engineering --
4. Forces in structures and machines --
Forces in rectangular and polar forms --
Resultant of several forces --
Vector algebra method --
Vector polygon method --
Moment of force --
Equilibrium of forces and moments --
Design application : rolling-element bearings --
5. Materials and stresses --
Tension and compression --
Material response --
Shear --
Engineering materials --
Metals and their alloys --
Ceramics --
Polymers --
Composite materials --
Factor of safety --
6. Fluids engineering --
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 --
Mechanical energy, work, and power --
Gravitational potential energy --
Elastic potential energy --
Kinetic energy --
Heat as energy in transit --
Energy conservation and conversion --
Heat engines and efficiency --
Internal-combustion engines --
Electrical power generation --
Jet engines --
8. Motion and power transmission --
Rotational motion --
Angular velocity --
Rotational work and power --
Design application : gears --
Spur gears --
Rack and pinion --
Bevel gears --
Helical gears --
Worm gearsets --
Speed, torque, and power in gearsets --
Simple and compound geartrains --
Belt and chain drives --
Planetary geartrains --
Greek alphabet --
Trigonometry review --
Degrees and radians --
Right triangles --
Identities --
Oblique triangles.