Introduction to Engineering Technology, 8th edition

Published by Pearson (July 14, 2021) © 2022

  • Robert J. Pond Central Ohio Technical College
  • Jeffrey L. Rankinen Pennsylvania College of Technology

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Table of contents

1. Engineering Technology as a Career
2. Career Choices in the Engineering Technologies
3. Survival Skills: Preparing for the Engineering Technologies
4. The Calculator
5. Measurement Systems
6. Right-Triangle Trigonometry and Geometry for Technologists
7. The Technical Library
8. The Personal Computer
9. Networking, Internet, and Industrial Automation
10. Your Future in Technology

Appendix A: Professional Organizations in Engineering
Appendix B: Algebraic Rules
Appendix C: Trigonometry
Appendix D: Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems

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