Ronney Paul D. Basics of Mechanical Engineering: Integrating Science, Technology and Common Sense

Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Southern California, 2014. — 132 p.If you’re reading this book, you’re probably already enrolled in an introductory university course in Mechanical Engineering. The primary goals of this textbook are, to provide you, the student, with:
An understanding of what Mechanical Engineering is and to a lesser extent what it is not;
Some useful tools that will stay with you throughout your engineering education and career;
A brief but significant introduction to the major topics of Mechanical Engineering and enough understanding of these topics so that you can relate them to each other;
A sense of common sense.
The challenge is to accomplish these objectives without diluting the effort so much that you can’t retain anything.