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Chapter 1 Vocab

Fundamentals of Engineering Textbook Chapter 1: What Is Engineering?

TermDefinition
Aerospace engineering the design, testing, and manufacturing of air and space vehicles.
Bioengineering the use of engineering concepts to attend to problems relating to biology.
Chemical engineering a branch of engineering that deals with the research, development, and design involved in the large scale production of chemical products.
Civil Engineering concerned with both the design and construction of public works projects or other large construction projects.
Computer engineering the design, development, and testing of various aspects of computer systems
Constraints the limitations of a design
Electrical engineering engineers design and develop electrical and electronic systems, components, and devices.
Engineer highly trained professionals who use knowledge and skills to solve problems.
Engineering the use of mathematics, science, and technology to create products and systems that improve the world.
Engineering design process a specific set of steps that lead the engineer from the problem statement to a final solution.
Engineering technician people who carry out much of the technical work of an engineer.
Environmental engineering the application of the principles of engineering, along with expertise in chemistry, biology, math, and technology to solve environmental problems.
Manufacturing engineering the design of machines, tools, and processes used to manufacture goods.
Materials engineering the understanding and modification of the structure and properties of materials to improve the performance and processing of the material.
Mechanical engineering the designing, building, and maintaining of mechanical, thermal, and fluid systems.
Optimization the process of creating the most optimal solution within the specifications and constraints.
Specifications the design requirements of an engineered solution.
Trade-off something an engineer gives up in order to meet other specifications while staying within the constraints.
Tradespeople workers who build the design solutions.
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